Editors' Note:

Marjorie A. Bowman and Anne Victoria Neale

Chronic Disease: Increasing Prevalence Yet Better Control
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 483-484. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorial Office News And Notes:

Anne Victoria Neale, Marjorie A. Bowman, and Phillip Lupo

JABFM Revises Patient Consent Policy
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 485-486. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commentary:

Michael L. Parchman

The Gordian Knot of Chronic Illness Care
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 487-489. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research:

Michal Shani, Tomas R. Taylor, Shlomo Vinker, Alexander Lustman, Rina Erez, Asher Elhayany, and Amnon Lahad

Characteristics of Diabetics with Poor Glycemic Control Who Achieve Good Control
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 490-496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arch G. Mainous, III, Vanessa A. Diaz, Dana E. King, Charles J. Everett, and Marty S. Player

The Relationship of Hepatitis Antibodies and Elevated Liver Enzymes with Impaired Fasting Glucose and Undiagnosed Diabetes
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 497-503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian A. Smoley, Nicholas L. Smith, and Guy P. Runkle

Hypertension in a Population of Active Duty Service Members
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 504-511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James H. Jackson, John Sobolski, Russ Krienke, Ken S. Wong, Feride Frech-Tamas, and Brian Nightengale

Blood Pressure Control and Pharmacotherapy Patterns in the United States Before and After the Release of the Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) Guidelines
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 512-521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chester H. Fox, Andrew Swanson, Linda S. Kahn, Katheryn Glaser, and Brian M. Murray

Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Care in Primary Care Practices: An Upstate New York Practice-based Research Network (UNYNET) Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 522-530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert J. Newman, Mark Darrow, Doyle M. Cummings, Valerie King, Lauren Whetstone, Suzanne Kelly, and Eric Jalonen

Predictive Value of Exercise Stress Testing in a Family Medicine Population
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 531-538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jessica L. J. Greenwood, Maureen A. Murtaugh, Emily M. Omura, Steven C. Alder, and Joseph B. Stanford

Creating a Clinical Screening Questionnaire for Eating Behaviors Associated with Overweight and Obesity
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 539-548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew M. Davis, Katherine McGonagle, Robert F. Schoeni, and Frank Stafford

Grandparental and Parental Obesity Influences on Childhood Overweight: Implications for Primary Care Practice
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 549-554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heather Bittner Fagan, James Diamond, Ronald Myers, and James M. Gill

Perception, Intention, and Action in Adolescent Obesity
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 555-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Reviews:

Boban Mathew, Lisa Francis, Attila Kayalar, and Jesse Cone

Obesity: Effects on Cardiovascular Disease and its Diagnosis
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 562-568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amir Said Alizadeh Naderi and Robert F. Reilly

Primary Care Approach to Proteinuria
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 569-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brief Reports:

Mauro Boronat, Yaiza García-Delgado, Nuria Pérez-Martín, and Francisco J. Nóvoa

Severe Deterioration of Metabolic Control Caused by Malfunction of a Disposable Insulin Pen Device
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 575-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Brent Simmons, Michelle A. Folsom, Leslie A. Bryden, and James S. Studdiford

Angioedema After Local Trauma in a Patient on Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 577-579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

Christian T. Sinclair

Re: Pregnancy Care: An Apprenticeship for Palliative Care?
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 580. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David O. Parrish

Re: Improving Performance in Prevention
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 580-581. [Full Text] [PDF]  

William Clark

Response: Re: Pregnancy Care: An Apprenticeship for Palliative Care?
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 580. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Warren Newton

Response: Re: Improving Performance in Prevention
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 581. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Board News:

Robert Cattoi

Part IV Modules of Maintenance of Certification
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 582. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum:

Correction to "Outcomes From Treatment of Infertility With Natural Procreative Technology in an Irish General Practice"
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 583. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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