Editors' Note:

Anne Victoria Neale, Marjorie A. Bowman, and Cynthia A. Rose

Practice-based Research Theme Issue and 2006 Highlights
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 103-104. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Communications:

George Rust and Lisa A. Cooper

How Can Practice-based Research Contribute to the Elimination of Health Disparities?
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 105-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research:

Nancy C. Elder, Deborah Graham, Elias Brandt, and John Hickner

Barriers and Motivators for Making Error Reports from Family Medicine Offices: A Report from the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP NRN)
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 115-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum: Table 3]  

Nicole D. Gaskins, Philip D. Sloane, C. Madeline Mitchell, Alice Ammerman, Scott B. Ickes, and Christianna S. Williams

Poor Nutritional Habits: A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness? A North Carolina Family Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 124-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca F. Van Vorst, Rodrigo Araya-Guerra, Maret Felzien, Douglas Fernald, Nancy Elder, Christine Duclos, and John M. Westfall

Rural Community Members’ Perceptions of Harm from Medical Mistakes: A High Plains Research Network (HPRN) Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 135-143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thad Wilkins, Ralph A. Gillies, Andria M. Thomas, and Peggy J. Wagner

The Prevalence of Dysphagia in Primary Care Patients: A HamesNet Research Network Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 144-150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Fontaine, Tai J. Mendenhall, Kevin Peterson, and Stuart M. Speedie

The "Measuring Outcomes of Clinical Connectivity" (MOCC) Trial: Investigating Data Entry Errors in the Electronic Primary Care Research Network (ePCRN)
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 151-159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum: Funding Statement]  

Louis Vernacchio, Richard M. Vezina, Al Ozonoff, and Allen A. Mitchell

Validity of Parental Reporting of Recent Episodes of Acute Otitis Media: A Slone Center Office-based Research (SCOR) Network Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 160-163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grace M. Kuo, Patricia Dolan Mullen, Amy McQueen, Paul R. Swank, and John C. Rogers

Cross-Sectional Comparison of Electronic and Paper Medical Records on Medication Counseling in Primary Care Clinics: A Southern Primary-care Urban Research Network (SPUR-Net) Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 164-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shawn Ralston, Nicole Kellett, Robert L. Williams, Cheryl Schmitt, and Charles Q. North

Practice-based Assessment of Tobacco Usage in Southwestern Primary Care Patients: A Research Involving Outpatient Settings Network (RIOS Net) Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 174-180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

About Practice-Based Research Networks:

Deborah G. Graham, Mindy S. Spano, and Brian Manning

The IRB Challenge for Practice-based Research: Strategies of the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP NRN)
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 181-187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zsolt Nagykaldi and James W. Mold

The Role of Health Information Technology in the Translation of Research into Practice: An Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network (OKPRN) Study
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 188-195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abel Kho, Atif Zafar, and William Tierney

Information Technology in PBRNs: The Indiana University Medical Group Research Network (IUMG ResNet) Experience
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 196-203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lyle J. Fagnan, Cynthia Morris, Scott A. Shipman, Jennifer Holub, Anne King, and Heather Angier

Characterizing a Practice-based Research Network: Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN) Survey Tools
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 204-219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah G. Graham, Mindy S. Spano, Tom V. Stewart, Elizabeth W. Staton, Angela Meers, and Wilson D. Pace

Strategies for Planning and Launching PBRN Research Studies: A Project of the Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network (AAFP NRN)
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 220-228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commentaries:

Kevin A. Peterson

National Institutes of Health Eliminates Funding for National Architecture Linking Primary Care Research
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 229-231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Anne Victoria Neale, Marjorie A. Bowman, and Cynthia A. Rose

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Online Use on the Upswing
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 232-234. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviewers for the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine in 2006
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 235-238. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Board News:

American Board of Family Medicine Diplomate Certification: Current Status and Beyond
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 239. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Correction to "Incretin Mimetics and DPP-IV Inhibitors: New Paradigms for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes"
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 240. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correction to "Adult Fat Intake Associated with the Presence of Children in Households: Findings from NHANES III"
J Am Board Fam Med 2007 20: 241. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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