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American Family Physician November 1, 2002 Prater & Zylstra	Autism: A Medical Primer Autistic disorder, a pervasive developmental disorder resulting in social, language, or sensorimotor deficits, occurs in approximately seven of 10,000 persons. Early detection and intervention significantly improve outcome.
American Family Physician November 1, 2002 Hashim & Guillet	Common Issues in the Care of Sick Neonates Some newborn infants require observation and care that is beyond the scope of a normal newborn nursery. In many hospitals, this level of care is designated intermediate, level II, or special care nursery. Infants in these nurseries may be managed by family physicians...
American Family Physician November 1, 2002 Goyle & Walling	Diagnosing Pericarditis Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardial sac surrounding the heart and the origins of the great vessels. The condition is most often caused by a viral infection and generally resolves in a few weeks with no sequelae.
American Family Physician November 1, 2002 Nusbaum & Hamilton	The Proactive Sexual Health History Physicians consistently underestimate the prevalence of sexual concerns in their patients. By allocating time to discuss sexual health during office visits, high-risk sexual behaviors that can cause STDs, unintended pregnancies, and unhealthy sexual decisions may be reduced.
American Family Physician November 1, 2002	Conjunctivitis What is conjunctivitis?... What shows that I might have conjunctivitis?... What can I do to keep from getting conjunctivitis?... Can I treat conjunctivitis myself?... etc.
Managed Care October 2002 Frank Diamond	Prevent Crime From Paying: Fight Managed Care Fraud Despite popular belief, managed care is not fraud-proof. Every $1 that health plans spend to set up special investigation units could result in $7 recovered.
Managed Care October 2002 Marlene Piturro	Hospitalists Make It Look Easy These physicians have been on the job for several years, and evidence is mounting that they are one of the HMO industry's real success stories.
Managed Care October 2002 Jones et al.	Is 34 Weeks an Acceptable Goal For a Complicated Singleton Pregnancy? Rates of NICU admission, RDS, ventilator use, and nursery-related costs decreased significantly with each week gained. The data indicate that benefit is derived in prolonging pregnancy beyond 34 weeks.
Managed Care October 2002 Michael S. Victoroff	When Patients Repay Docs By Putting Them in Their Wills The other day, a lawyer called to ask me whether it was ethical for a doctor to accept a large bequest from a patient's estate.
Managed Care October 2002	For locum tenens physicians, money's not everything -- but it's not bad Primary care physicians and internists who have tried "temping" have found something to their liking: fewer hassles, decent money, and enough perks to make it economically feasible.
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