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VOL 114 / NO 3 / SEPTEMBER 2003 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON OSTEOPOROSIS

INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM
Carolyn Crandall, MD

HIP FRACTURE PREVENTION
Drug therapies and lifestyle modifications that can reduce risk
Widespread application of available therapies can decrease the toll of this common consequence of osteoporosis.
Justus J. Fiechtner, MD, MPH

LABORATORY WORKUP FOR OSTEOPOROSIS
Which tests are most cost-effective?
What primary care physicians can do now to help their patients while the search for an effective screening strategy continues.
Carolyn Crandall, MD

CLINICAL UPDATE

PROBLEM INFECTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE
FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
A strategic approach to this diagnostic dilemma
Clues to the discovery of what's causing fever of unknown origin plus dos and don'ts of the investigation.
Kamal Amin, MD, Carol A. Kauffman, MD

SPECIAL SECTION ON INVESTING

STANDARD & POOR'S FINANCIAL ADVISER (71K PDF file)
Recession's Enduring Effects
Where to Stash Your Cash
Stocks for Different Times of Your Life
Banknorth Grows in New Directions

CONTINUING FEATURES

GUEST EDITORIAL
Medical errors and patient safety
Despite widespread attention to the issue, mistakes continue to occur
William Jacott, MD

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
Best diagnostic approach to hyperkalemia?

PATIENT NOTES
Medical information on the Net

READER SERVICES

Editorial Board, Staff

CME Credit Quiz
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Guidelines for Authors

Advertisers Directory

Indexes to Volumes 108-113

Correction
In the article "Novel Insulins and Strict Glycemic Control" by John R. White Jr, PA-C, PharmD, R. Keith Campbell, RPh, CDE, and Irl B. Hirsch, MD (June, page 30), the first sentence should have read, "in patients with type 1 diabetes."

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