Editors' Note:

Marjorie A. Bowman, Anne Victoria Neale, and Phillip Lupo

The Medical Home, Health Services, and Clinical Family Medicine Research
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 367-369. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commentary:

John C. Rogers

The Patient-Centered Medical Home Movement—Promise and Peril for Family Medicine
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 370-374. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research:

Joseph B. Stanford, Tracey A. Parnell, and Phil C. Boyle

Outcomes From Treatment of Infertility With Natural Procreative Technology in an Irish General Practice
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 375-384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth C. Clark, John Saultz, David I. Buckley, Rebecca Rdesinski, Bruce Goldberg, and James M. Gill

The Association of Family Continuity with Infant Health Service Use
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 385-391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William A. Rush, Robin R. Whitebird, Monica R. Rush, Leif I. Solberg, and Patrick J. O'Connor

Depression in Patients with Diabetes: Does It Impact Clinical Goals?
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 392-397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Colleen T. Fogarty, Sapna Sharma, Veerappa K. Chetty, and Larry Culpepper

Mental Health Conditions are Associated With Increased Health Care Utilization Among Urban Family Medicine Patients
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 398-407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arch G. Mainous, III, Charles J. Everett, Marty S. Player, Dana E. King, and Vanessa A. Diaz

Importance of a Patient's Personal Health History on Assessments of Future Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 408-413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Navkiran K. Shokar, Carol A. Carlson, and Susan C. Weller

Factors Associated with Racial/Ethnic Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 414-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Family Medicine And The Health Care System:

Thomas C. Rosenthal

The Medical Home: Growing Evidence to Support a New Approach to Primary Care
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 427-440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer E. DeVoe, Lorraine S. Wallace, Nancy Pandhi, Rachel Solotaroff, and George E. Fryer, Jr

Comprehending Care in a Medical Home: A Usual Source of Care and Patient Perceptions about Healthcare Communication
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 441-450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy P. Daaleman

The Medical Home: Locus of Physician Formation
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 451-457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Communication:

Kenneth S. Fink

Value-Driven Health Care: Proceed With Caution
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 458-460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reflections In Family Medicine:

Beth Merenstein and Joel Merenstein

Patient Reflections: Saying Good-Bye to a Retiring Family Doctor
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 461-465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brief Reports:

Floyd B. Willis, Amber L. Isley, Yonas E. Geda, Ali Shaygan, Luther Quarles, IV, and Paul A. Fredrickson

Resolution of Syncope With Treatment of Sleep Apnea
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 466-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard L. Holve and Howard Barkan

Oral Steroids in Initial Treatment of Acute Sciatica
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 469-474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Letter:

James E. Rohrer, Kathleen M. Yapuncich, Steven C. Adamson, and Kurt B. Angstman

Do Retail Clinics Increase Early Return Visits for Pediatric Patients?
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 475-476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

David S. Craig

Re: Quality of Life Associated with Daily Opioid Therapy in a Primary Care Chronic Pain Sample
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 477. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel K. Ng, Ka-li Kwok, and Chung-hong Chan

Re: The Association Between Hay Fever and Stroke in a Cohort of Middle Aged and Elderly Adults
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 477-478. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Board News:

Jane Ireland

Pisacano Leadership Foundation
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 479-480. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum:

Correction to "Family Medicine Patients’ Use of the Internet for Health Information: A MetroNet Study"
J Am Board Fam Med 2008 21: 481. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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