JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. 99, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 2007
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
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The North Star of NMA Stewardship
Nelson L. Adams III, MD
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS
986
Why Aren’t There More African-American Physicians? A Qualitative Study and Exploratory Inquiry of African-American Students’ Perspectives on Careers in Medicine
Vijaya Rao and Glenn Flores, MD
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“Rocking the Match”: Applying and Getting into Residency
Roy C. Ziegelstein, MD
1000
Recruitment of Underrepresented Minority Students to Medical School: Minority Medical Student Organizations, an Untapped Resource
Bernice B. Rumala, MA and Frederick D. Cason Jr., MD, FACS
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Colorectal Cancer Screening of African Americans by Internal Medicine Resident Physicians Can Be improved with Focused Educational Efforts
Mark Friedman, MD; and Marie L. Borum, MD, EdD, MPH
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Measurement of Socioeconomic Status in Health Disparities Research
Vickie L. Shavers, PhD
1024
Use of Calcaneal Ultrasound and Biochemical Markers to Assess the Density and Metabolic State of the Bones of Adults with Hepatic Cirrhosis
Dorothy J. VanderJagt, PhD; Edith Okeke, MD; Christine Calvin, MS; Carmen Troncoso, BS; Michael Crossey, MD, PhD; and Robert H. Glew, PhD
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Hospital Characteristics and Racial Disparities in Hospital Mortality from Common Medical Conditions
Jennifer R. Pippins, MD; Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, ScD; and Jennifer S. Haas, MD, MSPH
1037
Insurance Reimbursement in a University-Based Pediatric Weight Management Clinic
Joan Griffith, MD, MHA; Starr Gantz, RD, LD; Jill Lowry, MBA; Hongying Dai; and Henrietta Bada, MD, MPH
1042
Prognostic Factors in Typhoid Ileal Perforation: A Prospective Study of 53 Cases
Steven T. Edino, MBBS, FMCS, FWACS, FICS; Ahmed A. Yakubu, MBBS, FWACS; Aminu Z. Mohammed, MBBS, FMCPATH; and Isa S. Abubakar, MBBS, FWACP
1046
Differences of Self-Reported Osteoarthritis Disability and Race
Robert Burns, MD; Marshall J. Graney, PhD; Allan C. Lummus, PhD; Linda O. Nichols, PhD; and Jennifer Martindale-Adams, EdD
1052
Willingness of Minorities to Participate in Biomedical Studies: Confirmatory Findings from a Follow- Up Study Using the Tuskegee Legacy Project Questionnaire
Ralph V. Katz, DMD, MPH, PhD; B. Lee Green, PhD; Nancy R. Kressin, PhD; Cristina Claudio, PhD; Min Qi Wang, PhD; and Stefanie L. Russell, DDS, MPH, PhD
1061
The Association of How Time is Spent During Outpatient Visits and Patient Satisfaction: Are There Racial Differences?
Sonja Harris-Haywood, MD, MS; Sarah N. Sylvia-Bobiak, PhD; Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD; and Susan A. Flocke, PhD
CASE REPORTS
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Cefuroxime-Induced Lupus
Ebru Uz, MD; Nuket Bavbek, MD; Faruk Hilmi Turgut, MD; Mehmet Kanbay, MD; Arif Kaya, MD; and Ali Akcay, MD
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Pneumomediastinum and Retroperitoneal Air after Removal of Papillomas with the Microdebrider and Jet Ventilation
H. Steven Sims, MD and Keith Lertsburapa, MD
HISTORY
1071
The Montreal Neurological Institute: Training of the First African-American Neurosurgeons
Shearwood McClelland III, MD
BOOK REVIEW
1074
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
Harriet A. Washington
Reviewed by Clarence Spigner, MPH, DrPH
INFOPOEMS
1076
Ibuprofen Better Analgesic after a Single Dose
Aspirin Dose >81 mg Daily Not Beneficial for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
As-Needed Steroid + Beta-Agonist Works Well in Mild Persistent Asthma
Adjunctive Antidepressants Not Effective for Depression In Bipolar Disorder
DEPARTMENTS
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About the Cover
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Morehouse School of Medicine
993, 999, 1012, 1029, 1041, 1045, 1065, 1070
Career Opportunities
1079
Calendar
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Directory
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Library Subscription Form
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Editorial Calendar
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