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..This study examined family practice residency directors' perspectives on the 1999 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) process and identified directors' expectations for students' recruitment behavior...

..A routine screening need not include noninvasive cardiac testing or laboratory tests such as urinalysis, blood count, chemistry profile, lipid profile, ferritin level, or spirometry...

..This study's purpose was to examine the relationship between family medicine residency programs with a research requirement and initial Match rates for those programs in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)...

..This study's purpose was to examine the length of stay and cost of inpatient care by a family medicine teaching service in comparison with the hospitalists' and community physicians' services in the same community hospital...

..The aim of this study is to examine, in a family medicine residency practice, the effect of incorporating education about clinical practice guidelines for specific medical conditions and services on specific quality of care indicators...

..This study examined the practice profiles of South Carolina family practice residency graduates to determine whether there were significant differences based on program sponsorship...

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..This study's purpose was to explore how closely this expert opinion-based process matches actual objective and quantifiable data about departmental performance...

..Treatment generally involves evaluation, staging, determination of microbial etiology and susceptibilities, antimicrobial therapy and, if necessary, debridement, dead-space management and stabilization of bone...

..While effective, exercise has not been shown to reduce anxiety to the level achieved by psychopharmaceuticals...

..When she saw her physician, her sole activity was as a modern dancer; she danced several hours every day. She did not have a history of stress fracture, amenorrhea, or eating disorder...

..To evaluate the association between vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency with diabetic nephropathy across racial/ethnic groups...

..Unfortunately, weight gain after discontinuation of antiobesity agents is common. In addition, the effect of weight loss obtained through the use of pharmacotherapeutic agents on overall morbidity and mortality has not been established...

..This study documents lifetime traumatic events and past month depression and PTSD in adult patients of a large family medicine residency practice...

..Carotid endarterectomy is appropriate for select patients; carotid stenting was recently shown to be less effective and less safe than endarterectomy...

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..Because dietary differences may account for much of the racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular risk status, we evaluate the effect of race on cardiovascular risk after adjustment for dietary factors...

..In spite of the importance of teaching QI principles, limited literature exists on the implementation and evaluation of these in residency programs...

..we determined the test performance characteristics of four brief post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) screening tests in a civilian primary care setting...

..This study examined whether adults with elevated iron, as measured by transferrin saturation (TS), and elevated LDL are at an increased risk for mortality...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between elevated serum transferrin saturation and mortality...

..CONCLUSION: Practice patterns of male and female physicians were generally similar. However, significant differences were noted in geriatric care, procedures, and salary...

..Advances in laser hair removal methods and topical hair growth retardants offer new options. The use of insulin-sensitizing agents may be useful in women with polycystic ovary syndrome...

..As the current health care system continues to be redesigned, this information will be essential for assessment and planning purposes...

..CONCLUSIONS: Family medicine practice management curricula appear to be effective in establishing confidence regarding practice management skills in residents and recent graduates...

..In conclusion, patients who are "fat but fit" require weight-loss interventions to improve their cardiovascular risk profiles. Future interventions should emphasize weight control, even for those with high CRF...

..quot; The graduates of these programs are providing a variety of medical services to a diverse patient population in South Carolina and surrounding states...

..The objectives of this paper are to describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a state-wide resident scholarship symposium...

..Guidelines regarding procedure training in family medicine residencies are nonspecific. This study describes procedure practices of South Carolina family medicine residency graduates...

..As universal immunization is implemented, the cost-effectiveness of such a program will need to be evaluated. Physicians and parents must be educated about the risks and benefits of vaccination vs natural infection...

..Therefore, diet and exercise should be the focus of any weight loss programme. There is a continued need for safe and effective pharmacotherapeutic agents for the treatment of obesity...

..quot;No participation" should only apply to unstable medical conditions or situations that would place the athlete at risk for injury despite activity modification and close supervision...

..Achieving the goal international normalized ratio (INR) with warfarin is challenging. The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to increase the proportion of patients taking warfarin with an INR value within the goal range...