OCTOBER 2008

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
VOL. 100, NO. 10, OCTOBER 2008

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS

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Disparities in Knowledge of Heart Attack and Stroke Symptoms among Adult Men: An Analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey Data
M. Nawal Lutfiyya, PhD; Martin S. Lipsky, MD, MS; R obert W. B ales, MD, MPH; Isaac C ha, PharmD; and C ynthia McGrath, MS, FNP

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Secondary Stroke Prevention: From Guidelines to Clinical Practice
Glenn D. Graham, MD, PhD

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A Randomized Trial Comparing Web-Based DecisionAids on Prostate Cancer Knowledge for African-American Men
Gary L. E llison, PhD, MPH; Sally P. Weinrich, PhD, FAAN; Mimi Lou, MS; Hongyan Xu, PhD; Isaac J. Powell, MD; and C laudia R . B aquet, MD, MPH

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Differences in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms,Treatment and Mortality among African-Americanand White Elderly Men
Daniel L. Howard, PhD; Yhenneko J. T aylor, MS; and Louie E . R oss, PhD

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According to Him: Barriers to Healthcare amongAfrican-American Men
Joseph E . R avenell, MD, MS; E ric E . Whitaker, MD, MPH; Waldo E . Johnson Jr., PhD

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Knowledge and Barriers Related to Prostate andColorectal Cancer Prevention in Underserved Black Men
Denise C . Fyffe, PhD; Shawna V. Hudson, PhD; Joanne K. Fagan, PhD; Diane R . B rown, PhD

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Predictors of Prostate Cancer Screening among Older Immigrant Men
Njeri Kagotho and Jing Tan

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Characteristics of Immigrant Latino Men Who UtilizeFormal Healthcare Services: Baseline Findings fromthe HoMBReS Study
Scott D. R hodes, PhD, MPH; Kenneth C . Hergenrather, PhD, MRC, MSEd; C arlos Zometa, PhD, MPH; Kristen Lindstrom, MPH; and Jaime Montaño

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Older Urban African Americans: Individual
and Neighborhood Associations
Priscilla T . R yder, PhD; B everly Wolpert, MS; Denise Orwig, PhD; Olivia C arter-Pokras, PhD; Sandra A. B lack, PhD

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Relationships among Blood Pressure, Triglycerides and Verbal Learning in African Americans
Regina C . Sims, PhD; Serge Madhere, PhD; Shalanda Gordon, PhD; E lijah C lark Jr., MS; Kobi A. Abayomi, PhD; Clive O. C allender, MD; and Alfonso L. C ampbell Jr., PhD

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Smoking Risk and the Likelihood of Quitting among African-American Female Light and Heavy Smokers
Anita Fernander, PhD; Mitzi Schumacher, PhD; Xiaochen Wei, PhD; Peter C rooks, PhD; and Peter Wedlund

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Global Health Priorities for Developing Countries: Some Equity and Ethical Considerations
Bolajoko O. Olusanya MBBS, PhD, FMCPaed, FRCPCH

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Role of Helicobacter Pylori in Pathogenesis of Upper Respiratory System Diseases
Hanifi Kurtaran, MD; Mehtap E rkmen Uyar, MD; B enan Kasapoglu, MD; C ansel T urkay, MD; T urker Yilmaz, MD; Ali Akcay, MD; and Mehmet Kanbay, MD

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Conceptualizing Race in Research
Giselle C orbie-Smith, MD, MSc; Gail Henderson, PhD; Connie B lumenthal MPH; Jessica Dorrance; and Sue E stroff, PhD