Editors' Note:

Marjorie A. Bowman and Anne Victoria Neale

North American Primary Care Research Group President's Award
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 1-3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commentary:

William J. Hueston

Research Activity in Family Medicine: The "Best of Times" or "Can I Have More, Please"?
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 4-5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Communications:

Donald E. Pathman, Anthony J. Viera, and Warren P. Newton

Research Published in 2003 by U.S. Family Medicine Authors
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 6-16. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research:

Marsha N. Wittink and Hillary R. Bogner

Primary Care Physicians’ Assessments of Older Patients’ Health and Psychological Status and Recommendation of Mammography
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 17-23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evelyn C. Kemp, Michael R. Floyd, Elizabeth McCord-Duncan, and Forrest Lang

Patients Prefer the Method of "Tell Back- Collaborative Inquiry" to Assess Understanding of Medical Information
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 24-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daron G. Ferris, Jennifer L. Waller, Ashley Owen, and Jozette Smith

HPV Vaccine Acceptance Among Mid-Adult Women
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 31-37. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George R. Gamble, Adam O. Goldstein, and Rachel S. Bearman

Implementing a Standing Order Immunization Policy: A Minimalist Intervention
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 38-44. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Reviews:

James E. Lessenger and Steven D. Feinberg

Abuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 45-54. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum: Institution Affiliation Information]  

Irina N. Krivoshto, John R. Richards, Timothy E. Albertson, and Robert W. Derlet

The Toxicity of Diesel Exhaust: Implications for Primary Care
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 55-62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reflections In Family Medicine:

W. David Clark

Pregnancy Care: An Apprenticeship for Palliative Care?
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 63-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brief Reports:

Marc I. Harwood, Jason Womack, and Rahul Kapur

Primary Meningococcal Arthritis
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 66-69. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles A. Pastor and Monica Mehta

Masked Clozapine-induced Cardiomyopathy
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 70-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ya'aqov Abrams

Complications of Coinfection with Babesia and Lyme Disease After Splenectomy
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 75-77. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Michael Fasan, Alexandra Rennhofer, Bernadetta Moser, and Georg Röggla

Spider Myths and a Case of a Bite by a Yellow Sac Spider
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 78. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary Reiner and Daniel G. Petereit

Community-based Participatory Research: Providers, Patient, and Community in Partnership to Improve Health Disparities
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 78-79. [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Rust and Lisa Cooper

Building a Bridge Between Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) and Primary Care Practice-based Research (PBR)
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 79-80. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tonya Johnson and Alan Blum

Tar Wars and Smoking Prevention: Premature Claim of Effectiveness
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 80. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey J. Cain, W. Perry Dickinson, Douglas Fernald, Caroline Emsermann, L. Miriam Dickinson, and David West

Tar Wars Program Remains Unique and Effective
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 81. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Board News:

2007 Pisacano Scholars
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 82-85. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Correction to "Approach to Leg Edema of Unclear Etiology"
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 86. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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