Editorials:

Kurt C. Stange, William R. Phillips, Louise S. Acheson, Benjamin F. Crabtree, Stephen J. Zyzanski, William L. Miller, and Robin S. Gotler

Welcome to the Annals of Family Medicine
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 2-4. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin Grumbach

Chronic Illness, Comorbidities, and the Need for Medical Generalism
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 4-7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research:

Barbara Starfield, Klaus W. Lemke, Terence Bernhardt, Steven S. Foldes, Christopher B. Forrest, and Jonathan P. Weiner

Comorbidity: Implications for the Importance of Primary Care in ‘Case’ Management
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 8-14. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only]  

Elizabeth A. Bayliss, John F. Steiner, Douglas H. Fernald, Lori A. Crane, and Deborah S. Main

Descriptions of Barriers to Self-Care by Persons with Comorbid Chronic Diseases
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 15-21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only]  

Robert J. Volk, Stephen J. Spann, Alvah R. Cass, and Sarah T. Hawley

Patient Education for Informed Decision Making About Prostate Cancer Screening: A Randomized Controlled Trial with 1-Year Follow-Up
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 22-28. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only]  

Lori M. Dickerson, Xiaobu Ye, Jonathan L. Sack, and William J. Hueston

Glycemic Control in Medical Inpatients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Receiving Sliding Scale Insulin Regimens versus Routine Diabetes Medications: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 29-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only]  

Lawrence Leeman and Rebecca Leeman

A Native American Community with a 7% Cesarean Delivery Rate: Does Case Mix, Ethnicity, or Labor Management Explain the Low Rate?
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 36-43. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methodology:

Amy K. Rosen, Robert Reid, Anne-Marie Broemeling, and Carter C. Rakovski

Applying a Risk-Adjustment Framework to Primary Care: Can We Improve on Existing Measures?
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 44-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only]  

Reflections:

John G. Scott and Patrick Crommet

The Face of Cancer
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 52-54. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [Supplementary data: Paintings by Patrick Crommet]  

Family Medicine Updates:

Making Care Safe
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 55-56. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Refining the Paradigm: The Transition from Recertification to Maintenance of Certification
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 56-58. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 58-59. [Full Text] [PDF]  

‘Swotting’ Departments: Issues and Challenges in Academic Family Medicine
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 59-60. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Health Services Researcher Lu Ann Aday: Primary Care and Health Services Researchers as Partners
Ann Fam Med 2003 1: 60-61. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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