JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
VOL. 100, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 2008

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

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Building the Bridge to a “More Perfect” Healthcare System
Carolyn Barley Britton, MD, MS

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Serum Lipids in Patients with Stroke— A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study
Olubunmi Akindele Ogunrin, BSc, MBChB, FWACP and Evelyn Unuigbe, MBBS, FMCP

996
Explaining the Relationship between Pain and Depressive Symptoms in African-American and White Women with Arthritis
Chivon A. Mingo, MA; Jessica M. McIlvane, PhD; and Tamara A. Baker, PhD

1004
When Adults with Diabetes Attempt to Drink Less Soda: Resulting Adult–Child Interactions and Household Changes
Helena H. Laroche, MD; M ichele Heisler, MD, MP A; Jane Forman, ScD, MHS; Michael Anderson; and Matthew M . Davis, MD, M APP

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Recruiting African-American Barbershops for Prostate Cancer Education
Alton Hart Jr., MD, MPH; Sandra M. Underwood, PhD, RN, FAAN; Wally R. Smith, MD; Deborah J. B owen, PhD; Brian M. Rivers, PhD; Randy A. Jones, PhD, APRN; Dennis Parker, PhD; and Johnnie (Chip) Allen, MPH

1021
Effectiveness of a Premedical Postbaccalaureate Program in Improving Medical College Admission Test Scores of Underrepresented Minority and Disadvantaged Students
Leon McDougle, MD, MP H; David P. Way, MEd; and Christine Yash, MA

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Reaping What We Sow: The Emerging Academic Medicine Workforce
Donna B. Jeffe, PhD; Dorothy A. Andriole, MD; Heather L. Hageman, MBA; and Alison J. Whelan, MD

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Treatment of Seriously Ill Patients: A Comparison of African- American, Caucasian and Hispanic Veterans
Ursula K. Braun, MD, MPH; Laurence B . McCullough, PhD; Rebecca J. Beyth, MD, MSc; Nelda P. Wray, MD, MPH; Mark E. Kunik, MD, MPH; and Robert O. M organ, PhD

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Clients’ Perceptions of the Quality of Antenatal Care
Adeniran O. Fawole, FMCOG (Nig.); Michael A. Okunlola, FMCOG (Nig.); and Adeyemi O. Adekunle FMCOG (Nig.)

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Comparison of Metabolic Syndrome Variables among Pregnant Women with and without Eclampsia
Simeon A. Isezuo, FMCP and Bisalla A. Ekele, FWACS

1066
Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Normotensive Type-2 Diabetic Subjects
Dike Ojji, FWACP; Will Parsonage, FRACP; Mark Dooris, FRACP; Adewole Adebiyi, FWACP; Oludolapo Oladapo, FWACP; Jokotade Adeleye, FWACP; Akinyemi Aje, FNMCP; Okechukwu Ogah, FWACP; Adedeji Adebayo, FWACP; Ayodele Falase, FRCP; and John Atherton, FRACP

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Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Genetic Studies with African Immigrants as Research Subjects
Gordon Gong, MD, MS; Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, MD, M SPH, MBA; Gleb Haynatzki, PhD; Cynthia Cook, PhD; Richard L. O’Brien, MD; and Lynne E. Houtz, MS, PhD

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Medical Students’ Perspectives on a Multicultural Curriculum
Monica L. Lypson, MD; P aula T. R oss, MA; and Arno K. Kumagai, MD

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Career Experiences and Perceptions of Underrepresented Minority Medical School Faculty
Deborah L. Wingard, PhD; Vivian M. Reznik, MD; and Sandra P. Daley, MD

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Educating Older African Americans about the Preventive Importance of Routine Comprehensive Eye Care
Cynthia Owsley, MSPH, PhD; Gerald McGwin Jr., MS, PhD; Beth T . Stalvey, MPH, PhD; CHES; June Weston, BA; Karen Searcey, MSPH; and Christopher A. Girkin, MD, MSPH

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Medical School Sexual Health Curriculum and Training in the United States
Sheetal Malhotra, MBBS, MS; Anjum Khurshid, PhD, MPAff; Katherine A. Hendricks, MD, MPH, TM; and Joshua R. Mann, MD, MPH

CASE REPORTS

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Extramedullary Myeloid Leukemia Mimicking Lepromatous Leprosy
Alper Sevinc, MD and Ismet Aydogdu, MD

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Ventricular Fibrillation in a 5-Year-Old Child on Therapeutic Dose of Quinine Dihydrochloride Infusion for Acute Malaria
Olusegun Busari, FMCP and Olusogo Busari, MBBS

BOOK REVIEW

992
Eliminating Healthcare Disparities in America: Beyond the IOM Report
Edited by Richard Allen Williams
Reviewed by E lise D. Cook, MD

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Differences in Vitamin-D Status May Explain Black–White Differences in Breast Cancer Survival Rates
William B. Grant, PhD

INFOPOEMS

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Single-Dose Drug Treatment Effective for Some Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections
One-Third of ICU-Treated Children Have Delusional Memories
Metformin Delays Onset of Diabetes
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychoeducation Reduce Relapse in Bipolar Disorder

DEPARTMENTS

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Masthead

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About the Cover
Tina Allen

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Calendar

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