Editorials:

Kurt C. Stange

In this Issue: The Patient-Clinician Relationship and Practice-Based Network Research
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 386-387. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moira Stewart

Continuity, Care, and Commitment: The Course of Patient-Clinician Relationships
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 388-390. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research From PBRNS:

James W. Mold, Michelle Roberts, and Hesham M. Aboshady

Prevalence and Predictors of Night Sweats, Day Sweats, and Hot Flashes in Older Primary Care Patients: An OKPRN Study
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 391-397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Appendix 1][In Brief]  

Daniel C. Vinson, James M. Galliher, Carol Reidinger, and Jennifer A. Kappus

Comfortably Engaging: Which Approach to Alcohol Screening Should We Use?
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 398-404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

John W. Beasley, Terry H. Hankey, Rodney Erickson, Kurt C. Stange, Marlon Mundt, Marguerite Elliott, Pamela Wiesen, and James Bobula

How Many Problems Do Family Physicians Manage at Each Encounter? A WReN Study
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 405-410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [In Brief]  

Wilson D. Pace, L. Miriam Dickinson, and Elizabeth W. Staton

Seasonal Variation in Diagnoses and Visits to Family Physicians
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 411-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Table and Figures][In Brief]  

Methodology From PBRNS:

Adolfo J. Ariza, Helen J. Binns, Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, and for the Pediatric Practice Research Group

Evaluating Computer Capabilities in a Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 418-420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Deborah S. Main, Javan Quintela, Rodrigo Araya-Guerra, Sherry Holcomb, and Wilson D. Pace

Exploring Patient Reactions to Pen-Tablet Computers: A Report from CaReNet
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 421-424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Kevin A. Pearce, Margaret M. Love, Mary A. Barron, Samuel C. Matheny, and Ziyad Mahfoud

How and Why to Study the Practice Content of a Practice-Based Research Network
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 425-428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Appendix 1][In Brief]  

Larry A. Green, George E. Fryer, Jr, Paul Froom, Larry Culpepper, and Jack Froom

Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons of International Research in Practice-Based Research Networks: The Case of an International Study of Acute Otitis Media
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 429-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [In Brief]  

Jonathan L. Temte and Anna Lisa Anderson

Rapid Assessment of Agents of Biological Terrorism: Defining the Differential Diagnosis of Inhalational Anthrax Using Electronic Communication in a Practice-Based Research Network
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 434-437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [In Brief]  

Original Research:

Jonathan L. Temte and Andrew R. Zinkel

The Primary Care Differential Diagnosis of Inhalational Anthrax
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 438-444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [Supplemental data: Appendix][In Brief]  

John W. Saultz and Waleed Albedaiwi

Interpersonal Continuity of Care and Patient Satisfaction: A Critical Review
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 445-451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Appendix 1][In Brief]  

Arch G. Mainous, III, Meredith A. Goodwin, and Kurt C. Stange

Patient-Physician Shared Experiences and Value Patients Place on Continuity of Care
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 452-454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Ngaire Kerse, Stephen Buetow, Arch G. Mainous, III, Gregory Young, Gregor Coster, and Bruce Arroll

Physician-Patient Relationship and Medication Compliance: A Primary Care Investigation
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 455-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [In Brief]  

Henk Schers, Caroline van de Ven, Henk van den Hoogen, Richard Grol, and Wil van den Bosch

Patients’ Needs for Contact With Their GP at the Time of Hospital Admission and Other Life Events: A Quantitative and Qualitative Exploration
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 462-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Kevin Fiscella and Peter Franks

Should Years of Schooling Be Used to Guide Treatment of Coronary Risk Factors?
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 469-473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Paul M. Grossberg, David D. Brown, and Michael F. Fleming

Brief Physician Advice For High-Risk Drinking Among Young Adults
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 474-480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Table and Figures][In Brief]  

Anthony F. Jerant, Peter Franks, J. Elizabeth Jackson, and Mark P. Doescher

Age-Related Disparities in Cancer Screening: Analysis of 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 481-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Table and Figure][In Brief]  

Kenneth S. Fink and Patricia J. Byrns

Changing Prescribing Patterns and Increasing Prescription Expenditures in Medicaid
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 488-493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [In Brief]  

S. Troy McMullin, Thomas P. Lonergan, Charles S. Rynearson, Thomas D. Doerr, Paul A. Veregge, and Edward S. Scanlan

Impact of an Evidence-Based Computerized Decision Support System on Primary Care Prescription Costs
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 494-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Figures][In Brief]  

Methodology:

Timothy P. Daaleman and Bruce B. Frey

The Spirituality Index of Well-Being: A New Instrument for Health-Related Quality-of-Life Research
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 499-503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Appendix and Table][In Brief]  

Luis H. Zayas, M. Diane McKee, and Katherine R. B. Jankowski

Adapting Psychosocial Intervention Research to Urban Primary Care Environments: A Case Example
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 504-508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Reflections:

Stephen A. Buetow

Towards a New Understanding of Provider Continuity
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 509-511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Renate G. Justin

Linking Ruth to Her Past
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 512-513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

On TRACK:

Kurt C. Stange

Questions, Interpretation, Exhortation
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 514-517. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections:

CORRECTION
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 517. [Full Text]  

Family Medicine Updates:

From the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

STFM Takes Its Faculty Development Workshop Series On The Road
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 518-519. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Association of Departments of Family Medicine

Obesity and Departments of Family Medicine
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 519-520. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors

Promoting Scholarly Activity In Family Medicine Residency Programs: What’s The Reward?
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 520-521. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the North American Primary Care Research Group

Networks For New Knowledge In Family Medicine
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 521-522. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the American Academy of Family Physicians

Family Doctors Demonstrate Benefits When New Model Of Care Becomes Reality
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 522-524. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the American Board of Family Practice

New Officers And Board Members Elected
Ann Fam Med 2004 2: 524-525. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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