JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. 99, NO. 1, JANUARY 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EDITORIALS
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Annual Stubbs Lecture, Surgical Section of the NMA—A Tribute to Dr. King
Eddie L. Hoover, MD
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The Leadership Principles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Their Relevance to Surgery
F. Charles Brunicardi, MD; Ronald T. Cotton, MD;
George W. Cole, MD; and George Martinez
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A Move? For the NMA? Hmmmm?
George Dawson, MD
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Measuring African-American Parents’ Cultural Mistrust While in a Healthcare Setting: A Pilot Study
Kathryn L. Moseley, MD; Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH; Charrell
M. Bullard, MD; and Susan D. Goold, MD, MHSA, MA
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Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Site of Usual Source of Care
Darrell J. Gaskin, PhD; Jose J. Arbelaez, MD; Jorielle R.
Brown, PhD; Hanno Petras, PhD; Fernando A. Wagner,
ScD; and Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
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Helicobacter Pylori in Gastroduodenal Diseases
Oladejo O. Lawal, FMCS, FWACS; Olorunda Rotimi,
MRCPath; and Iruka Okeke, PhD
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Bisphosphonate Therapy for Women with Breast Cancer and at High Risk for Osteoporosis
Gloria J. Morris, MD, PhD and Edith P. Mitchell, MD
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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in a U.S. Pediatric Surgical Population
Olubukola O. Nafiu, MD, FRCA; Khady S. Ndao-Brumlay,
PharmD; Olumuyiwa A. Bamgbade, MD, FRCA; Michelle
Morris, MS; and Josephine Z. Kasa-Vubu, MD, MS
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Overexpression of the Local Bone Marrow Renin- Angiotensin System in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Yavuz Beyazit, MD; Salih Aksu, MD; Ibrahim C.
Haznedaroglu, MD; Murat Kekilli, MD; Muge Misirlioglu,
PhD; Serdar Tuncer, MD; Jale Karakaya, PhD; Ebru Koca,
MD; Yahya Buyukasik, MD; Nilgun Sayinalp, MD; Hakan
Goker, MD; and Osman I. Ozcebe, MD
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The Relationship between Occupations and Head and Neck Cancers
Tevfik Pinar, MD, PhD; Recep Akdur, MD; Arslan Tuncbilek,
MD; Kadri Altundag, MD; and Mustafa Cengiz, MD
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A Spatial-Temporal Approach to Surveillance of Prostate Cancer Disparities in Population Subgroups
Chiehwen Ed Hsu, PhD; Francisco Soto Mas, MD, PhD,
MPH; Jerry A. Miller, PhD; and Ella T. Nkhoma, MPH
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Soft-Tissue Sarcoma in Black Africans: Pattern, Distribution and Management Dilemma
Ismaila A. Adigun, FWACS, FICS; Ganiyu A. Rahman,
FWACS, FICS; Mikhaila O. Buhari, FWACP; Kolawole O.
Ogundipe, MBBS; and John A. Omotayo, MBBS
BOOK REVIEWS
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A Program for Managing Your Treatment: The Joslin Guide to Diabetes
Richard S. Beaser, MD and Amy P. Campbell, RD, MS, CDE
Reviewed by Joshua Grossman, MD, FACP and Bakari
Adamu Girei, MB, BS, FWACP
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Death to Diabetes
DeWayne McCulley, BS, EE
Reviewed by Joshua B. Grossman, MD, FACP
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Needles Herbs Gods and Ghosts: China Healing and the West to 1848
Linda L. Barnes
Reviewed by Tyler Cymet, DO
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The Golden Gate Diet
Adam Brook, MD
Reviewed by Jennifer Black, MS, RD
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Roles of Religion and Geography in Organ Donation in the African-American Community
Tomia E. Palmer, MD
If You Suspect It, You Can Avoid Thoracotomies
Khan Amir Maqbul, MD and Berman Andrew, MD
ART IN MEDICINE
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Before We Were Doctors
Ribhi Hazin, MD
CAPITOL HILL UPDATES
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Physician Reimbursement Gets a Reprieve from Congress
Eddie L. Hoover, MD
INFOPOEMS
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Open Access Reduces Well-Child Visit No-Shows Journal Ads Not Evidence-Based
Delayed Prescription for AOM Reduces Unnecessary Antibiotics
Counseling Helps Fearful Women Choose Vaginal Delivery
DEPARTMENTS
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Masthead
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About the Cover
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Calendar
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Membership Application
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Directory
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