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VOL. 99, NO. 8, AUGUST 2007

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JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. 99, NO. 8, AUGUST 2007

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS

868
Overcoming Barriers to Glycemic Control in African Americans with Type-2 Diabetes: Benefits of Insulin Therapy
Merville C. Marshall Jr, MD, FACE, FACP

886
Patient Satisfaction in Specialized versus Nonspecialized Adult Sickle Cell Care Centers: The PiSCES Study
Imoigele P. Aisiku, MD, MSCR, MBA; Lynne T. Penberthy,
MD, MPH; Wally R. Smith, MD; Viktor E. Bovbjerg, PhD,
MPH; Donna K. McClish, PhD; James L. Levenson, MD;
John D. Roberts, MD; and Susan D. Roseff, MD

891
Total Antioxidants Status and Some Hematological Values in Sickle Cell Disease Patientsin Steady State
Foluke Fasola, MBBS, FWACP; Kayode Adedapo,
MBBS, FWACP, MSc; John Anetor, MSc, PhD, FIMLS; and
Modupe Kuti, MBBS, MSc, FWACP

895
Outcomes of Men who Present with Elevated Serum PSA (>20 ng/mL) to an Inner-City Hospital
Satoshi Anai, MD; C. Shawn West, MD; Myron Chang, PhD;
Kogenta Nakamura, MD; John Pendleton, MS; and Charles J. Rosser, MD

900
Reducing Liver Cancer Disparities: A Community-Based Hepatitis-B Prevention Program for Asian-American Communities
Chiehwen Ed Hsu, PhD, MPH; Louis Chih-Hung Liu, MA;
Hee-Soon Juon, PhD, RN; Yu-Wen Chiu, MD, MSPH; Julie
Bawa, MPH; Ulder Tillman, MD, MPH; Mark Li, MD; Jerry
Miller, PhD; and MinQi Wang, PhD

908
Relationships among Body Mass Index, Parental Perceptions, Birthweight and Parental Weight after Referral to a Weight Clinic
Mark G. Watkins, DO; Kathryn M. Clark; Carol M. Foster, MD;
Kathleen B. Welch, MPH, MS; and Josephine Z. Kasa-Vubu, MD, MS

914
QT Interval Dispersion Changes According to the Vessel Involved during Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty
Harun Kilic, MD; Enver Atalar, MD; Necla Ozer; Kenan Ovunc, MD;
Serdar Aksoyek, MD; and Ferhan Ozmen, MD

917
Recruiting Diverse Patients to a Breast Cancer Risk Communication Trial—Waiting Rooms Can Improve Access
Joann N. Bodurtha, MD, MPH; John M. Quillin, PhD,
MPH; Kelly A. Tracy PhD; Joseph Borzelleca, MD; Donna McClish, PhD;
Diane Baer Wilson, EdD, MS, RD; Resa M. Jones, PhD, MPH;
Julie Quillin, MT, BA; and Deborah Bowen, PhD

923
>Trends in Kidney Transplantation Rates and Disparities
Kelly L. Stolzmann, MS; Leonelo E. Bautista, MD, PhD, MPH;
Ronald E. Gangnon, PhD; Jane A. McElroy, PhD;
Bryan N. Becker, MD; and Patrick L. Remington, MD, MPH

933
Dialysis Access Thrombosis in a Family Cohort
Arash Bornak, MD and Lee Kirksey, MD, FACS

937
Childhood Pyogenic Meningitis: Clinical and Investigative Indicators of Etiology and Outcome
Abdul-Wahab B.R. Johnson, FWACP (Paed); Olanrewaju T. Adedoyin, FWACP (Paed);
Aishat A. Abdul-Karim, FMCPaed; and Abdul-Waheed I. Olanrewaju, FMCGP

HISTORY

879
Beyond Misdiagnosis, Misunderstanding and Mistrust: Relevance of the Historical Perspective in the Medical and Mental Health Treatment of People of Color
Derek H. Suite, MD, MS; Robert La Bril, MDiv; Annelle Primm, MD, MPH; and Phyllis Harrison-Ross, MD

CASE REPORTS

948
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma
Emmanuel Akinyemi, MD; Le Mai, MD; Abu Matin, MD;
Anomadarshi Barua, MD; and Archana Maini, MD

959
Adenomatous Hyperplasia of the Gallbladder
Myron C. Stokes, MD; Robert Burnette, MD; Billy Ballard, MD;
Carolyn Ross, BS, MSIII; and Derrick J. Beech, MD, FACS

GUEST EDITORIAL

953
Pay-for-Performance—Financial Health Disparities and the Impact on Healthcare Disparities
Rodney G. Hood, MD

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

951
Remembering the Patient when Rebuilding the Charity Hospital System
Myra A. Kleinpeter, MD, MPH

INFOPOEMS

962
Tap Water Irrigation Okay for Suture Repair
Guideline: Mammography Optional in Women 40–49
Duct Tape Ineffective for Common Viral Warts Combination of Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers
Best for Acute Mania

DEPARTMENTS

861
Masthead

863
About the Cover
Kwame Kena

864, 885, 890, 894, 907, 913, 922, 936, 961, 966, 970
Career Opportunities

967
Subscription Form

969
Calendar

971
Directory

972
Editorial Calendar

715
Heat-Shock Protein Gene Is Not Associated with Type-1 Diabetes in African Americans
Noureddine Berka, PhD; Gail N. Bland, MD; El Hajja
Erabhaoui, BS; and Georgia M. Dunston, PhD

718
Grade-Specific Prostate Cancer Associations of IGF1(CA)19 Repeats and IGFBP3-202A/C in Blacks and Whites
Cathrine Hoyo, PhD; Janet Grubber, MSPH; Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD;
Jeffrey R. Marks, PhD; Stephen J. Freedland, MD; Amy S. Jeffreys, MS; Steven
C. Grambow, PhD; Robert M. Wenham, MD; Philip J. Walther, MD, PhD; and Joellen M. Schildkraut, PhD

723
Racial Variation in Colorectal Polyp and Tumor Location
Julia Gore Thornton, MD, MPH; Arden M. Morris, MD, MPH;
John Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH; Christopher R.
Flowers, MD, MS; and Timothy M. McCashland, MD

733
Racial/Ethnic Variation in the Anatomic Subsite Location of In Situ and Invasive Cancers of the Colon
Vickie L. Shavers, PhD

752
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Urban Communities
Chyongchiou Jeng Lin, PhD; Bruce Block, MD; Mary Patricia Nowalk, PhD, RD; Mattie Woods; Edmund M.
Ricci, PhD; Keith H. Morgenlander, MPH; and Dwight E. Heron, MD

758
Awareness and Knowledge of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV among Pregnant Women
Moses O. Abiodun, FWACS, FMCOG; Munir’deen A.
Ijaiya, FWACS; and Peter A. Aboyeji, FWACS

764
Women on Professional Society and Journal Editorial Boards
Melinda J. Morton, BS and Seema S. Sonnad, PhD