Older Patients Perceptions of “Unnecessary” Tests and Referrals M. Brooke HerndonLisa M. SchwartzElliott Fisher Original Article 01 July 2008 Pages: 1547 - 1554
Identification of Limited English Proficient Patients in Clinical Care Leah S. KarlinerAnna M. Napoles-SpringerEliseo J. Pérez-Stable Original Article Open access 10 July 2008 Pages: 1555 - 1560
The Demographic Assessment for Health Literacy (DAHL): A New Tool for Estimating Associations between Health Literacy and Outcomes in National Surveys Amresh D. HanchateArlene S. AshMichael K. Paasche-Orlow Original Article 10 July 2008 Pages: 1561 - 1566
Contents of General Practitioner-Patient Consultations in the Treatment of Depression Michael LindenTatjana ChristofChristiane Rentzsch Original Article 10 July 2008 Pages: 1567 - 1570
Depression and Diabetes: A Potentially Lethal Combination Wayne KatonMing-Yu FanMichael Schoenbaum Original Article 23 July 2008 Pages: 1571 - 1575
The Closure of a Medical Practice Forces Older Patients to Make Difficult Decisions: A Qualitative Study of a Natural Experiment Mary Anne J. NidiryAysegul GozuScott M. Wright Original Article 15 July 2008 Pages: 1576 - 1580
Physician Burnout and Patient-Physician Communication During Primary Care Encounters Neda RatanawongsaDebra RoterLisa A. Cooper Original Article 10 July 2008 Pages: 1581 - 1588
Patient Reported Receipt of Medication Instructions for Warfarin is Associated with Reduced Risk of Serious Bleeding Events Joshua P. MetlaySean HennessyBrian L. Strom Original Article 10 July 2008 Pages: 1589 - 1594
The Impact of Consumer-Directed Health Plans and Patient Socioeconomic Status on Physician Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer Screening Craig Evan PollackGiridhar MallyaDaniel Polsky Original Article 16 July 2008 Pages: 1595 - 1601
Using the Experiences of Bereaved Caregivers to Inform Patient- and Caregiver-centered Advance Care Planning Terri R. FriedJohn R. O’Leary OriginalPaper 30 July 2008 Pages: 1602 - 1607
Changes in Medical Students’ Attitudes Towards End-of-Life Decisions Across Different Years of Medical Training Pascale C. GruberCharles D. GomersallOi Ting Yu Original Article 17 July 2008 Pages: 1608 - 1614
How Do Community Practitioners Decide Whether to Prescribe Antibiotics for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections? Robert S. WigtonCarol A. DarrRalph Gonzales Original Article 12 July 2008 Pages: 1615 - 1620
Comfort of General Internists and General Pediatricians in Providing Care for Young Adults with Chronic Illnesses of Childhood Megumi J. OkumuraMichele HeislerEve A. Kerr Original Article 26 July 2008 Pages: 1621 - 1627
Quality of Care for Cardiovascular Disease-related Conditions in Patients with and without Mental Disorders Amy M. KilbourneDeborah WelshFrederic C. Blow Original Article 15 July 2008 Pages: 1628 - 1633
Socioeconomic Position and Cardiovascular Disease in Adults with and Without Diabetes: United States Trends, 1997–2005 Rosemary Dray-SpiraTiffany L. GaryFrederick L. Brancati Original Article 31 July 2008 Pages: 1634 - 1641
Content of Weblogs Written by Health Professionals Tara LaguElinore J. KaufmanKatrina Armstrong Original Paper 23 July 2008 Pages: 1642 - 1646
Patient Opinions Regarding ‘Pay for Performance for Patients’ Judith A. LongMarie Helweg-LarsenKevin G. Volpp Original Article 29 July 2008 Pages: 1647 - 1652
Characteristics of Yoga Users: Results of a National Survey Gurjeet S. BirdeeAnna T. LegedzaRussell S. Phillips Original Article 24 July 2008 Pages: 1653 - 1658
Patient Assessments of the Most Important Medical Decision During a Hospitalization Thomas V. PernegerAgathe Charvet-BérardArnaud Perrier Original Article 29 July 2008 Pages: 1659 - 1665
Physician Effects on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patients’ Experiences of Primary Care Hector P. RodriguezTed von GlahnDana Gelb Safran Original Article 24 July 2008 Pages: 1666 - 1672
The Impact of the Medicare Part D Prescription Benefit on Generic Drug Use James X. ZhangWesley YinG. Caleb Alexander Original Article 26 July 2008 Pages: 1673 - 1678
Perceived Discrimination in Health Care and Use of Preventive Health Services Leslie R. M. HausmannKwonho JeongSaid A. Ibrahim Brief Report 23 July 2008 Pages: 1679 - 1684
Appointment Adherence and Disparities in Outcomes Among Patients with Diabetes Joel M. SchectmanJohn B. SchorlingJohn D. Voss OriginalPaper 26 July 2008 Pages: 1685 - 1687
A Clinical Decision Rule to Aid Ordering of Serum and Urine Protein Electrophoresis for Case-Finding of Paraproteins in Hospitalized Inpatients Ammarin ThakkinstianHuy TranJohn Attia Original Article 30 July 2008 Pages: 1688 - 1692
Hospital Case Volume and Clinical Outcomes for Peptic Ulcer Treatment Horng-Yuan LouHerng-Ching LinKuan-Yang Chen Original Article 22 July 2008 Pages: 1693 - 1697
Providers’ Perceptions of Relationships and Professional Roles when Caring for Patients who Leave the Hospital Against Medical Advice Donna M. WindishNeda Ratanawongsa Original Article 22 July 2008 Pages: 1698 - 1707
Affective Forecasting: An Unrecognized Challenge in Making Serious Health Decisions Jodi HalpernRobert M. Arnold Perspectives 30 July 2008 Pages: 1708 - 1712
Large Apical Thrombus in a Patient with Persistent Heart Failure and Hypereosinophilia: Löffler Endocarditis A. Altug CincinBeste OzbenMehmet Agirbasli Case Reports/Clinical Vignettes 10 July 2008 Pages: 1713 - 1718
Beyond Gatekeeping: Enlisting Patients as Agents for Quality and Cost-Containment Richard L. Kravitz Editorial Open access 04 September 2008 Pages: 1722 - 1723
A Better Measure of Patients’ Need for Interpreter Services Elizabeth Jacobs Editorial Open access 04 September 2008 Pages: 1724 - 1725
Medicare Beneficiaries and Free Prescription Drug Samples: A National Survey Daniella A. Zipkin Letter to the Editor 08 August 2008 Pages: 1726 - 1726
Medicare Beneficiaries and Free Prescription Drug Samples: A National Survey Jennifer TjiaBecky A. BriesacherJerry H. Gurwitz Letter 12 August 2008 Pages: 1727 - 1727
Brief Report: Coronary Heart Disease Events Associated with Hormone Therapy in Younger and Older Women Shelley R. SalpeterJudith M. E. WalshEdwin E. Salpeter Erratum 27 August 2008 Pages: 1728 - 1728