Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

• Having a Personal Healthcare Provider and Receipt of Adequate Cervical and Breast Cancer Does having a personal health care provider (PHP) impact the receipt of adequate cervical and breast cancer screening?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, February 2010
• Sociodemographic Characteristics of Communities Served by Retail What are the sociodemographic characteristics of the communities in which retail clinics are located? The answer may not be what you'd expect.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, February 2010
• Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Understand a Communitys Primary Care Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are increasingly being used to assess health care utilization and design programs based around a community's needs.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, February 2010
• Does Having a Personal Physician Improve Quality of Care in This study evaluates the effect of having a primary care physician on achieving management goals in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, January 2010
• Mapping Primary Care: Putting Our Patients in Context January issue of JABFM highlights the growing relevance of Geographical Information Systems to primary care.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, January 2010
• The Prognostic Implications of Night Sweats in Two Cohorts of Older Night sweats are a common patient complaint and cause of anxiety in older patients. But is there any correlation between night sweats and mortality?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, January 2010
• Foot and Ankle Surgery: Considerations for the Geriatric Patient Advances in minimally invasive surgery for the foot and ankle permit more effective and rapid intervention in problems affecting ambulation and quality of life in the elderly population.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, December 2009
• Hand Dermatitis: Review of Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Hand dermatitis is common in primary practice. Review simple and effective measures for managing these skin conditions.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, December 2009
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Expansion and Streamlining of the National Health Service Corps: A Great Opportunity for Service-Minded Family Physicians The National Health Service Corps offers physicians and other practitioners a way to provide health care to underserved communities while benefiting financially. Are you ready to become involved?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, December 2009
• Increasing the Role of Practice Networks in Medical Research Practice-based research networks are burgeoning, and offer an ideal venue for the study of common medical problems, but further maturation is needed for them to fulfill their promise.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, December 2009
• Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: Pathophysiology and Treatment The increase in chronic kidney disease has brought with it an increase in secondary hyperparathyroidism, posing challenges for patients and clinicians.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, November 2009
• Diving Medicine: A Review of Current Evidence This article reviews both common and potentially life-threatening conditions associated with diving, including fitness considerations for older divers.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, November 2009
• Learning from Alma Ata: The Medical Home and Comprehensive Primary Health Care As the PCMH moves from rhetoric to concrete recommendations, will it embrace the vision of social and political engagement as part of primary health care?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, October 2009
• Effectiveness of Cinnamon for Lowering Hemoglobin A1C in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Does spice every day help keep hyperglycemia away?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, October 2009
• Brief Intervention for Anxiety in Primary Care Patients A simple, easy-to-learn, unified approach to the diagnosis, care management, and pharmacotherapy of the 4 most common anxiety disorders
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, March 2009
• Health Care for Patients With Serious Mental Illness: Family Medicine's Role Useful strategies for the PCP who is caring for the health of a patient with serious mental problems.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, March 2009
• Fertility Awareness-Based Methods: Another Option for Family Planning Learn about the various FABMs, which are safe and can be very effective in helping patients who are opposed to other birth control methods.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, March 2009
• Myocardial Infarction Associated With Adderall XR and Alcohol Use in a Young Man A 20-year-old college freshman presented to the emergency department with chest pain of 2 days' duration.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, March 2009
• Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Discoid lupus erythematosus is a chronic disease that can lead to severe problems if it is not treated early and promptly. Can you recognize it?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, March 2009
• Comorbid Chronic Illness and the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Safety Net Primary Care Settings Do chronic conditions compete with depression for PCP attention?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, March 2009