JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. 99, NO. 10, OCTOBER 2007
The Journal of the National Medical Association, along with 230 medical and scientific journals, is participating with the coinciding release of the CSE Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development on October 22, 2007, at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Co-sponsored by the Council of Science Editors, Fogarty International Center, NIH and National Library of Medicine, NIH, the event will highlight this landmark Theme Issue and draw the attention of scientists, the international development community, and the media, showcasing the power of science to shape the academic landscape and enliven public interest. Articles will be available as of October 22, 2007. If you have any questions, please contact Camille Walker, JNMA Publications Manager or Eddie L. Hoover, Editor-in-Chief . Thank you for your cooperation and participating in this effort to bring attention to the importance of research in addressing issues of poverty, global health, and human development.
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Measures of Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities in Cancer Mortality Rates and the Influence of Socioeconomic Status
Kenneth C. Chu, PhD; Barry A. Miller, PhD; and Sanya A. Springfield, PhD
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The Influence of Health Literacy on Colorectal Cancer Screening Knowledge, Beliefs and Behavior
Neeraja B. Peterson, MD, MSc; Kathleen A. Dwyer, PhD, RN;
Shelagh A. Mulvaney, PhD; Mary S. Dietrich, PhD, MS; and Russell L. Rothman, MD, MPP
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Cultural Perceptions in Cancer Care among African-American and Caucasian Patients
Robin K. Matsuyama, PhD; Christina Grange, PhD;
Laurie J. Lyckholm, MD; Shawn O. Utsey, PhD; and Thomas J. Smith, MD
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National Newspaper Coverage of Minority Health Disparities
Anouk Amzel, MD, MPH and Chandak Ghosh, MD, MPH
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Legal Status, Emotional Well-Being and Subjective Health Status of Latino Immigrants
Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg, PhD; Luis H. Zayas, PhD; and Edward L. Spitznagel, PhD
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Career Intentions of U.S. Medical Graduates and International Medical Graduates
Dotun Ogunyemi, MD and Ron Edelstein, EdD
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“Making the Grade:” Noncognitive Predictors of Medical Students’ Clinical Clerkship Grades
Katherine B. Lee, MA; Sanjeev N. Vaishnavi; Steven K. M. Lau;
Dorothy A. Andriole, MD; and Donna B. Jeffe, PhD
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One Size Fits All? Race, Gender and Body Mass Index among U.S. Adults
Marino A. Bruce, PhD; Mario Sims, PhD; Stephania Miller, PhD, MSCI;
Vanessa Elliott, PhD; and Marian Ladipo, MPH
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The Association among Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, Race and Chronic Pain in Black and White Older Adults
Molly Fuentes, BA; Tamera Hart-Johnson, MS; and Carmen R. Green, MD
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Leiomyomata Uteri: Hormonal and Molecular Determinants of Growth
Richard Enrique Blake, MD
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Multidrug Resistance to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Hospital
Aderemi Oludiran Kehinde, MBChB, MPH, FMCPath;
Felix Ariebuwa Obaseki, AIST, AIMLS, FIMLSCN; Oluponle
Christiana Ishola, AIMLS; and Kolo Doko Ibrahim, PhD
CASE REPORT
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Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma in a Patient with Long-Term Remission with Standard Chemotherapy
Haowei Zhang, MD; Ranju Gupta, MD; Jen C. Wang, MD; Jeffrey F. Lipton, MD; and Yi-Wu Huang, MD, PhD
GUEST EDITORIALS
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M. Deborrah Hyde, MD, MS: The Second African-American Female Neurosurgeon
Shearwood McClelland III, MD
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Poverty, Not Ethnicity, Accounts for the Differential Mortality Rates among Lupus Patients of Various Ethnic Groups
Sergio Durán, MD; Mandar Apte, MD, MSPH; and Graciela S. Alarcón, MD, MPH; for the LUMINA study group
ART IN MEDICINE
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Ode to a Great Teacher
Ribhi Hazin, MD
INFOPOEMS
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Presenting Risks in Different Ways Affects Perceptions Increased Health Risk in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Antiplatelet Agents Prevent Pre-Eclampsia Antibiotics in First Year of Life Associated with Later Asthma
DEPARTMENTS
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