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Advances in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Full June 1, 2002 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Acute Back Pain
Low back pain is among the top three most common complaints seen in primary care ambulatory medicine. Affecting up to 90% of the population at some time in their lives, it is second only to upper respiratory tract infection as a symptom-related reason for primary care visits. Men and women are equally afflicted with low back pain, with a steadily increasing prevalence with age. -
JCAHO Update for Infection Control: Survey says: Hand hygiene compliance biggest woe
A new patient safety center founded by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will include an emphasis on infection control. Not surprisingly, improving hand hygiene was the most frequently cited problem area cited by ICPs in a poll posted shortly after the web site debuted. -
JCAHO Update for Infection Control: JCAHO launches new patient safety center
The Joint Commission has launched a new web-based patient safety initiative that continues its strong emphasis on infection control. -
JCAHO Update for Infection Control: ‘Joint Commission effect’: Awareness of looming JCAHO survey increases hand hygiene compliance
An impending visit by surveyors from the Joint Commission improved hand hygiene compliance rates, which remained higher than baseline even after the inspection, an epidemiologist reports. -
Abstract & Commentary: Cutting through the hype of the HIV superbug case
In January 2005, a patient was diagnosed by Markowitz and colleagues at Aaron Diamond Research Center with primary HIV infection with 3-drug-class-resistant HIV-1 (3DCR HIV), who had sustained rapid depletion of CD4+ lymphocyte count and rapid clinical progression to AIDS.