1. Impatiently absurd: Who can we blame for the state of American medicine?

   Editorial Pages: 1 - 2

2. A community program for the control of cardiovascular risk factors

   • J. H. Abramson
   • C. Hopp
   • I. Ronen

   Research Reports Pages: 3 - 21

3. Apparent validity of alternative survey methods

   • I. B. Pless
   • J. R. Miller

   Research Reports Pages: 22 - 27

4. Meperidine surveillance in an outpatient department

   • Roger Glass
   • Steven Schonfeld
   • Vito Rocco

   Research Reports Pages: 28 - 35

5. Symptom reports and illness behavior among employed women and homemakers

   • Nancy Fugate Woods
   • Barbara Sorenson Hulka

   Research Reports Pages: 36 - 45

6. Life table analysis of membership in an HMO retention

   • Ron N. Forthofer
   • Jay H. Glasser
   • Nacy Light

   Research Reports Pages: 46 - 53

7. A review of over-the-counter drug therapy

   • Julie B. Esmay
   • Albert I. Wertheimer

   Review Article Pages: 54 - 66

8. Book reviews

   • Edward A. Brann
   • Samuel J. Bosch
   • H. David Banta

   BookReview Pages: 67 - 76

9. Bookmarks

   Announcement Pages: 77 - 78

10. Erratum

    Erratum Pages: i - i