Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been defined largely in relation to
conventional biomedicine. CAM therapies that are used instead of conventional medicine are …

Background: The impact of organizational climate on physicians and their patients is not
well understood. The Minimizing Error, Maximizing Outcome (MEMO) Study investigates this …

Methods Funding for this study was provided by the University of Wisconsin (UW)
Department of Family Medicine small grants program. The UW institutional human subjects …

OBJECTIVE: To perform a meta-analysis on existing randomized controlled trials to investigate
the efficacy of patient letter reminders on increasing cervical cancer screening using Pap …

Background Clinical trials demonstrate significant benefit from cholesterol management for
patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). National guidelines recommending goals for …

Chronic pain is a widespread, difficult problem facing clinicians. This study assessed the
current medical management of a general population of patients with chronic pain in 12 family …

Objectives The respiratory pathogen Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) produces
acute and chronic lung infections and is associated with asthma. Evidence for effectiveness of …

BACKGROUND We wanted to explore the beliefs and practices of complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners. METHODS A representative sample of local CAM …

Objectives: To describe the screening and manage-ment of patients who smoke by primary
care physicians and to review practice factors associated with smoking services. Design and …

Background. It is well documented that residents have limited knowledge about common
breastfeeding problems. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to assess whether a problem…