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2097 COVER ARTICLE: OFFICE PROCEDURES
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Injection of the Elbow Region
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DENNIS A. CARDONE, D.O., C.A.Q.S.M., and ALFRED F. TALLIA, M.D., M.P.H.
Diagnostic and therapeutic injections for common elbow pathologies include management of inflammatory conditions and osteoarthritis.
   
2103 Lymphadenopathy and Malignancy
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ANDREW W. BAZEMORE, M.D., and DOUGLAS R. SMUCKER, M.D., M.P.H.
ACF Primary care physicians should be able to identify benign and self-limited cases of lymphadenopathy, and cases that are secondary to malignancies and other serious conditions.
   
2113 Vaccine Adverse Events: Separating Myth from Reality
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SANFORD R. KIMMEL, M.D.
Questions have been raised about the safety of some vaccines because of rare but serious adverse effects that have been attributed to them.
   

2123
PRACTICAL THERAPEUTICS
Management of the Acute Migraine Headache
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GLEN AUKERMAN, M.D., DOUG KNUTSON, M.D., and WILLIAM F. MISER, M.D., M.A.
Multiple therapies are now available for migraine headaches. Treatment choices should be based on severity, frequency, associated symptoms, and comorbidities.
Patient information: "What Should I Know About Migraines?" p. 2140
Editorial: "Migraine Headache, Evidence-Based Guidelines, and the AAFP," p. 2050
   

Departments

2031 Inside AFP
  • A Look at Domestic Violence and Children
2032 Graham Center One-Pager
  • Family Physicians Are the Main Source of Primary Health Care for the Medicare Population
2034 Change-of-Address Form
2032 Newsletter
2041 Quantum Sufficit
2045 Clinical Quiz
2048 Letters to the Editor
  • Additional Side Effects of ACE Inhibitors
  • Food Challenge vs. Skin Antigen Testing

ONLINE LETTERS
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  • Factitious Hypoglycemia
  • Diagnosing Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents
2050 Editorials
  • Migraine Headache, Evidence-Based Guidelines, and the AAFP
2052 Medicine and Society
  • Witnessing Domestic Violence: The Effect on Children
2066 Definitions for Evidence Labels in AFP
2071 CME Calendar
2083 Diary from a Week in Practice
2087 Cochrane for Clinicians: Putting Evidence into Practice
  • Can Melatonin Prevent or Treat Jet Lag?
Patient information: "Jet Lag," p. 2094
2143 Clinical Evidence: A Publication of BMJ Publishing Group
  • Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
2145 Photo Quiz
2147 Tips from Other Journals
2164 Practice Guidelines
  • AHRQ Releases Review of Treatments for Allergic and Nonallergic Rhinitis
2168 Clinical Briefs
2169 Medical Services
2170 Classified Information
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