Table 1.

The 20 Most-Frequently Read Articles* in the JABFM during January 2006 through December 2006†

  1. John W. Ely, Colleen M. Kennedy, Elizabeth C. Clark, and Noelle C. Bowdler Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Management Algorithm J Am Board Fam Med, Nov-Dec 2006;19:590–602

  2. Rade N. Pejic and Daniel T. Lee Hypertriglyceridemia J Am Board Fam Med, May-June 2006;19:310–6

  3. John A. Astin, Shauna L. Shapiro, David M. Eisenberg, and Kelly L. Forys Mind-Body Medicine: State of the Science, Implications for Practice J Am Board Fam Pract, Mar-April 2003;16:131–47

  4. Robert Oh Practical Applications of Fish Oil (Ω-3 Fatty Acids) in Primary Care J Am Board Fam Pract, Jan-Feb 2005;18:28–36

  5. John W. Ely, Jerome A. Osheroff, M. Lee Chambliss, and Mark H. Ebell Approach to Leg Edema of Unclear Etiology J Am Board Fam Med, Mar-April 2006;19:148–60

  6. Erika N. Ringdahl, Susan L. Pereira, and John E. Delzell Treatment of Primary Insomnia J Am Board Fam Pract, May-June 2004;17:212–9

  7. Daniel E. Hall Religious Attendance: More Cost-effective Than Lipitor? J Am Board Fam Med, Mar-April 2006;19:103–9

  8. Dwenda Gjerdingen The Effectiveness of Various Postpartum Depression Treatments and the Impact of Antidepressant Drugs on Nursing Infants J Am Board Fam Pract, Sep-Oct 2003;16:372–82

  9. Margaret M. Eberl, Chester H. Fox, Stephen B. Edge, Cathleen A. Carter, and Martin C. Mahoney BI-RADS Classification for Management of Abnormal Mammograms J Am Board Fam Med, Mar-April 2006;19:161–4

  10. Anthony A. Mork, Scott M. W. Haufe, and William B. Yancey Sometimes (What Seems to Be) A Heart Attack Is (Really) A Pain In The Neck J Am Board Fam Pract, Jan-Feb 2004;17:74–7

  11. A. John Orzano and John G. Scott Diagnosis and Treatment of Obesity in Adults: An Applied Evidence-based Review J Am Board Fam Pract, Sep-Oct 2004;17:359–69

  12. Peter A. Rives and Alan B. Douglass Evaluation and Treatment of Low Back Pain in Family Practice J Am Board Fam Pract, Nov-Dec 2004;17(Suppl):23–31

  13. Tamara J. Dominguez It’s Not a Spider Bite, It’s Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus J Am Board Fam Pract, May-June 2004;17:220–6

  14. Howard S. Kirshner, José Biller, and Alfred S. Callahan Long-term Therapy to Prevent Stroke J Am Board Fam Pract, Nov-Dec 2005;18:528–40

  15. Alan B. Douglass and Edward T. Bope Evaluation and Treatment of Posterior Neck Pain in Family Practice J Am Board Fam Pract, Nov-Dec 2004;17(Suppl):13–22

  16. Kim E. Innes, Cheryl Bourguignon, and Ann Gill Taylor Risk Indices Associated with the Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, and Possible Protection with Yoga: A Systematic Review J Am Board Fam Pract, Nov-Dec 2005;18:491–519

  17. Sarina Schrager Dietary Calcium Intake and Obesity J Am Board Fam Pract, May-June 2005;18:205–10

  18. Cathy A. Bryant Nursing the Adopted Infant J Am Board Fam Med, Jul-Aug 2006;19:374–9

  19. Lee T. Dresang Colposcopy: An Evidence-based Update J Am Board Fam Pract, Sep-Oct 2005;18:383–92

  20. M. Angelyn Bethel and Mark N. Feinglos Basal Insulin Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes J Am Board Fam Pract, May-June 2005;18:199–204

  • * The most-read rankings are recalculated at the beginning of each month. Rankings are based on hits received by articles archived on the JABFM Web site only.

  • † Data source: ′The 20 Most Frequently Read Articles′ for the JABFM, January 2006 through December 2006, HighWire Press; updated monthly, last on January 9, 2007 (accessed January 9, 2007).