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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Disparities in Race/Ethnicity and Gender in In-Hospital Mortality Rates for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patients
Edmund R. Becker, PhD and Ali Rahimi, MD, MPH
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Multiple Lipid Scoring System for Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Risk: Application to African Americans
Charles J. Everett, PhD; Arch G. Mainous III, PhD; Richelle
J. Koopman, MD, MS; and Vanessa A. Diaz, MD, MS
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Plasma Osteopontin Levels Are Elevated in Non-ST-
Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
Selçuk Coskun, MD; Enver Atalar, MD; Ercan Ozturk MD; Bunyamin Yavuz, MD; Necla Özer, MD; Hakan Goker, MD; Kenan Övünç, MD, FESC; Serdar Aksöyek, MD, FESC; Sirri Kes, MD; Bulent Sivri, MD; Serafettin Kirazlı PhD; and Ferhan Özmen, MD
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Management and In-Hospital Outcome of Patients
with First Episode of Acute Myocardial Infarction:
Impact of Diabetes Mellitus
Aysegul Atmaca, MD; Serkan Dogan, MD; Selcuk
Dagdelen, MD; Giray Kabakci, MD; Sirri Kes, MD; Nasih
Nazli, MD; and Tomris Erbas, MD
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The Pattern and Prognostic Features of QT Intervals and Dispersion in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Oluranti B Familoni MB, BS, FMCP; Olatunde Odusan MB, BS, FMCP; and S. Abayomi Ogun B Sc, MB, Ch B. Cert Neurol (Lond) FWACP
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Clinically Diagnosed Diabetic Neuropathy: Frequency, Types and Severity
Solomon O. Ugoya, MBBS, FMCP; Godwins O. Echejoh, BM, BCH, FMCPath; Tokunbo A. Ugoya, MBBS; Emmanuel
I. Agaba, MB, BCH, FWACP; Fabian H. Puepet, MBBCH, FMCP; and Adesola Ogunniyi, FMCP, FRCPE
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Cultural Competency Training for Third-Year Clerkship Students: Effects of an Interactive Workshop on Student Attitudes Michele M. Carter, PhD; Evelyn L. Lewis, MD, MA; Tracy
Sbrocco, PhD; Richard Tanenbaum PhD; Jennifer C.
Oswald, MA; William Sykora, MD; Pamela Williams, MD;
and Lauren D. Hill, PhD
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Incidence of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Ranju Gupta, MD; Sirisha Perumandla, MD; Yelena Patsiornik, MD; Selvanayagam Niranjan, MD, FACP, FACC; and Anju Ohri, MD
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Public Health Preparedness of Health Providers:
Meeting the Needs of Diverse, Rural Communities
Chiehwen Ed Hsu, PhD; Francisco Soto Mas, MD, PhD, MPH; Holly E. Jacobson, PhD; Ann Marie Harris; Victoria I. Hunt, MPH; and Ella T. Nkhoma, MPH
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Mobile Health Unit for Minority Obesity Education:
Local Residents’ Attitudes and Perceptions
José E. Rodríguez, MD; Jean R. Burg, MD; and
L. Steven Brown
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A Case-Control Study of Factors Associated with HIV Infection among Black Women
Fatu M. Forna, MD, MPH; Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPH; Adaora A. Adimora, MD, MPH; Eleanor McLellan-Lemal, MA; Peter Leone, MD; John T. Brooks, MD; Gary Marks, PhD; and Alan Greenberg, MD, MPH
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Low Prevalence of Hepatitis-C Viral Seropositivity
among Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in a
Tertiary Hospital
Williams Onabumeh Balogun, MBBS (Ibadan), MSc, FWACP; Jokotade Oluremilekun Adeleye, MBBS (Ibadan), FWACP; Kehinde Simeon Akinlade, MBBS (Benin), FMCP; Modupe Kuti, MBBS (Ibadan), FWACPath; and Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, MBBS (Ibadan), MSc (Chm. Path), FWACP
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Body Mass Index as a Prognostic Factor in Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium
E. Jason Gates, MD; Lawrence Hirschfield, MD; Roland P. Matthews, MD; and O. W. Stephanie Yap, MD
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The Effect of Physician-Patient Discussions on the
Likelihood of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing
Louie E. Ross, PhD; Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH; and
Zahava Berkowitz, MSPH, MSc
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OC1Postexercise Insulin Action in African-American Women Rebecca E. Hasson, MS; Patty S. Freedson, PhD; and
Barry Braun, PhD
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Cognitive Decline in Older Mexican Americans with Diabetes
Anna M. Rotkiewicz-Piorun, MD; Soham Al Snih, MD, PhD; Mukaila A. Raji, MD, MSc; Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD; and Kyriakos S. Markides, PhD
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The Massachusetts Health Insurance Law: Providing
Health Insurance to All
Myra A. Kleinpeter, MD, MPH
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Demographic Variations and Clinical Associations of Episiotomy and Severe Perineal Lacerations in Vaginal Delivery
Dotun Ogunyemi, MD; Brandy Manigat, MD; Jesse Marquis, MD; and Mohsen Bazargan, PhD
CASE REPORTS
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Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Accompanied by
Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy and
Thrombocytopenia
Hidir Esme, MD; Onder Sahin, MD; Murat Sezer, MD;
Fatma Fidan, MD; and Mehmet Unlu, MD
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A Case of Bilateral Psoas Abscesses and Lumbar Osteomyelitis Due to Recurrent Salmonella Infection
Mustafa Altay, MD; Mehmet Kanbay, MD; Ilhan Kurultak; Fatma Aybala Altay, MD; Timucin Aydogan, MD; Ali Akcay; and Murat Duranay
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Successful Conservative Management of Boerhaave’s Syndrome with Late Presentation
Hasan Türüt, MD; Erkmen Gulhan, MD; Pınar Yaran Adams, MD; and Guven Cetin, MD
EDITORIAL
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Higher Prevalence of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance in African Americans than Whites—The Unknown Role of Underlying HIV Infection
Panagiotis A. Konstantinopoulos MD, PhD; Liron
Pantanowitz MD; and Bruce J. Dezube MD
BOOK REVIEWS
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Suicidal Behaviour Theories and Research Findings
Hogrefe & Huber
Reviewed by Moustafa Imran Hazin
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It All Starts at Home: 15 Ways to Put Family First
Larry C. Harris, MD
Reviewed by Yoreel Trumpet, DMin, MDiv, MA
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Ethnicity and Screening for Sickle Cell/Thalassaemia: Lessons for Practice from the Voices of Experience
Simon Dyson, BSc(Soc), MPhil, PhD
Reviewed by Michael G. Kenny
MOVIE REVIEW
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“Yesterday”
Reviewed by Heather M. Butts, JD, MPH, MA
ART IN MEDICINE
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“I Have Bad News … You’ve Got Cancer”
Fadi Braiteh, MD
INFOPOEMS
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Varenicline (Chantix™ Effective for Smoking Cessation Orthotics Not Effective for Plantar Fasciitis No Stirrups Preferred for Pelvic Exam Distraction Decreases Child’s Anxiety during
Procedures
DEPARTMENTS
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Masthead
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About the Cover
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Career Opportunities
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Submission Guidelines
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Membership Application
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Directory
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Calendar
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About the Cover
Blue Warriors
Artist: TAFA Size: 38 x 38” Medium: Oil on canvas Year: 2001
Their shields are truth and love, their spears nonviolence and peace, yet they have brought empires to their knees and walls of division tumbling down. These are the warriors that inspired Blue Warriors.
Musical rhythms, heavy passionate strokes and deep spirituality all blend together in TAFA’s lyrical paintings, creating his unique voice. Through this voice he prays, exults, celebrates, lives, probes, wails and dances. “My paintings are my drumsong, my dance of the soul … I am like the divine drummer,” says TAFA, “trying to serve as a medium of life and living … to materialize the transient, the spiritual—to immortalize our cosmic journey, struggles, hopes and visions, the enigma of the drum and its life-giving rhythms.”
Numerous galleries, educational and cultural institutions, and art patrons in the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa have exhibited TAFA’s paintings. His works are in a number of permanent public and private collections, including those of the Ghana’s National Museum; the Superior Court, Washington, DC; and former New York City Mayor; David Dinkins; Bryant Gumbel; and Carl Banks of the New York Giants.
Born in Ghana, TAFA obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. In 1992, he moved to New York City, where he currently lives.
For more information visit tafagallery.com, or contact TAFA Studios: phone: (917) 518-9970; 234E 106th St. #2C, Harlem, NY 10029; e-mail: tafastudios@aol.com
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