1. From the Editors’ Desk: Growing Old in America: Lessons From Our Japanese Obaachan

   • Mitchell D. Feldman

   EditorialNotes 24 March 2012 Pages: 483 - 484

2. 80 is the new 60: Implications of Irrational Exuberance Regarding Longevity on Prostate Cancer Treatment Decisions

   • Stephen J. Freedland
   • Louise C. Walter

   Editorials 11 February 2012 Pages: 485 - 486

3. The Un-managed System of Medicare Referrals

   • Alice Hm Chen
   • Diane Rittenhouse

   Editorials 29 February 2012 Pages: 487 - 489

4. Inappropriate Medication in Home Health Care

   • Denys T. Lau
   • Lisa L. Dwyer

   Letters 31 January 2012 Pages: 490 - 490

5. Inappropriate Medication in Home Health Care

   • Yuhua Bao
   • Huibo Shao
   • Martha L. Bruce

   Letters 03 February 2012 Pages: 491 - 491

6. Comorbidities, Treatment and Ensuing Survival in Men with Prostate Cancer

   • Karim Chamie
   • Timothy J. Daskivich
   • Mark S. Litwin

   Original Research 21 September 2011 Pages: 492 - 499

   

7. Use of Annual Mammography Among Older Women with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

   • Phyllis Brawarsky
   • Bridget A. Neville
   • Jennifer S. Haas

   Original Research 18 October 2011 Pages: 500 - 505

8. Reasons for Choice of Referral Physician Among Primary Care and Specialist Physicians

   • Michael L. Barnett
   • Nancy L. Keating
   • Bruce E. Landon

   Original Research 16 September 2011 Pages: 506 - 512

9. Impact of Comorbidity on Mortality Among Older Persons with Advanced Heart Failure

   • Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia
   • Cary P. Gross
   • Terri R. Fried

   Original Research 18 November 2011 Pages: 513 - 519

   

10. Why Does Patient Activation Matter? An Examination of the Relationships Between Patient Activation and Health-Related Outcomes

    • Jessica Greene
    • Judith H. Hibbard

    Original Research 30 November 2011 Pages: 520 - 526

11. Factors Associated with Pneumonia Outcomes: A Nationwide Population-Based Study over the 1997–2008 Period

    • Guann-Ming Chang
    • Yu-Chi Tung

    Original Research 18 November 2011 Pages: 527 - 533

    

12. Performance of Health Literacy Tests Among Older Adults with Diabetes

    • Julienne K. Kirk
    • Joseph G. Grzywacz
    • Sara A. Quandt

    Original Research 18 November 2011 Pages: 534 - 540

    

13. How Safe is Your Neighborhood? Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Functional Decline in Older Adults

    • Vivien K. Sun
    • Irena Stijacic Cenzer
    • Brie A. Williams

    Original Research 09 December 2011 Pages: 541 - 547

    

14. Do Physician Organizations Located in Lower Socioeconomic Status Areas Score Lower on Pay-for-Performance Measures?

    • Alyna T. Chien
    • Kristen Wroblewski
    • Lawrence P. Casalino

    Original Research 13 December 2011 Pages: 548 - 554

    

15. Measuring Pain Impact Versus Pain Severity Using a Numeric Rating Scale

    • Liana Fraenkel
    • Paul Falzer
    • Howard Leventhal

    Original Research 12 November 2011 Pages: 555 - 560

    

16. Enhancing Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    • Malaz A. Boustani
    • Noll L. Campbell
    • Christopher M. Callahan

    Original Research 03 February 2012 Pages: 561 - 567

    

17. “Knowing is Better”: Preferences of Diverse Older Adults for Discussing Prognosis

    • Cyrus Ahalt
    • Louise C. Walter
    • Alexander K. Smith

    Original Research 30 November 2011 Pages: 568 - 575

18. Non-Verbal Communication Between Primary Care Physicians and Older Patients: How Does Race Matter?

    • Irena Stepanikova
    • Qian Zhang
    • Thomas Stewart

    Original Research 06 December 2011 Pages: 576 - 581

19. Update in Palliative Care - 2011

    • Patricia F. Harris
    • Robert M. Arnold
    • Anne M. Walling

    Reviews 30 November 2011 Pages: 582 - 587

20. Can Integrating Health Literacy into the Patient-centered Medical Home Help us Weather the Perfect Storm?

    • Jessica R. Ridpath
    • Eric B. Larson
    • Sarah M. Greene

    Perspectives 04 January 2012 Pages: 588 - 594

    

21. The Need for Safeguards in Advance Care Planning

    • J. Andrew Billings

    Reviews 12 January 2012 Pages: 595 - 600

22. Missing the Tree for the Forest: A Case of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

    • Joshua Lakin
    • Sanjiv M. Baxi
    • Jeff Kohlwes

    Clinical Practice: Clinical Images 04 January 2012 Pages: 601 - 602

    

23. Thoracic Endometriosis Unmasked by Ovarian Hyperstimulation for in vitro Fertilization

    • Stephanie A. C. Halvorson
    • Mari A. Ricker
    • Alan J. Hunter

    Clinical Practice: Clinical Vignettes 11 January 2012 Pages: 603 - 607

    

24. Tombstones

    • Holly C. Gooding

    Healing Arts: Materia Medica 16 September 2011 Pages: 608 - 609

25. Gratitude’s Renewal

    • Michael Stillman

    Healing Arts: Materia Medica 27 September 2011 Pages: 610 - 611