T his issue of The Journal features two articles1-2 re lating religion to the practice of family
medicine—an unusual occurrence, as documented by one of them. 1 Given the natural …

Spiritual conflicts and concerns often accompany serious illness, but many family physicians
are slow to recognize these concerns or unsure how to address them. The case of a patient …

Knight has shown how the moral growth of medical students involves a spiritual journey. He
may, however, present too sanguine a portrayal of the extent to which the medical education …

In response to prevalent unprofessional behaviors during the 1990s, the medical school
administration at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine developed a student …

In response to prevalent unprofessional behaviors during the 1990s, the medical school
administration at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine developed a student …

OBJECTIVE: Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has been shown to
decrease the need for invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) in patients presenting with acute …

… Box’s M statistic had a χ 2 of 27.583 with a p < .001. Since the result is significant (p < .05),
so there is sufficient evidence that we reject the hypothesis that the group's covariance …

… Power calculations based on 223 controls and 519 controls indicated that using a threshold
of P<5×10 −5 , we had 70% power of detecting a locus with a genotype relative risk (GRR) of …

Objective: A recent study provisionally identified numerous genetic variants as risk factors for
the transition from smoking to the development of nicotine dependence, including an amino …

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing has a definitive place in objective evaluation of the
subjective sensation of breathlessness. In the present study 21 patients with COPD, 10 with ILD …