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June 2009, VOLUME 92, NO.6

 

 

   

 

Emergency Physicians & Public Health
Guest Editors: Megan L. Ranney, MD
Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH

Complete issue
 

 

Commentaries

194

Gold Standards
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

195

Even the Gods are Sometimes Forgetful
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

 


 

CONTRIBUTIONS

196

Beyond Our Doors: Emergency Physicians and Public Health
Megan L. Ranney, MD; Michael J. Mello, MD

196

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Motivational Counseling and Hospital
Emergency Department Observation for Court-Mandated Young Drivers

Ted D. Nirenberg, PhD; Janette Baird, PhD; Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH;
Richard Longabaugh, EdD

200

Analysis of Intentional and Unintentional Injuries Caused by Firearms and
Cutting/Piercing Instruments among Providence Youth, Nov 2004–Dec 2007

Megan L. Ranney, MD; Wendy Verhoek-Oftedahl, PhD; John Rommel;
Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH

204

Community Based Programs for Chronic Inebriates as an Alternative to the
Emergency Department

Cameron J. McClure, MD; Michael J. Mello MD, MPH; Brian Zink, MD

 


 

COLUMNS

211

IMAGES IN MEDICINE
Serious Mechanical Complication after Subclavian Vein Catheterization
Gustavo Gabino Miranda, MD

212

THE CREATIVE CLINICIAN
Multifocal Tumors of the Testis
Joseph C. Cambio, MD; Usama Hasan; Altaf Hussain, MD

214

GERIATRICS FOR THE PRACTICING PHYSICIAN
Treating Depression in the Older Adult
Ana Tuya Fulton, MD

216

PHYSICIAN’S LEXICON
Those Viable Words
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

217

HEALTH BY NUMBERS
The ‘Value’ Equation: Costs and Quality of Rhode Island’s Health Plans (2007)
Bruce Cryan, MBA, MS

219

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIEFING
Knowledge and Behaviors Related to Colorectal Cancer Prevention among Non-Hispanic Black Women in Rhode Island
Kathleen M. Cullinen, PhD, RD, LDN; Marjorie J. Caldwell, PhD

222

POINT OF VIEW
My Reality and Yours
Robert Pearlman, PA-C

224

June Heritage

 
 

Cover “Urban Biker,” 7’ by 5’, oil, by Libby GIlpatric, a Rhode Island-based artist who
works in oil, watercolor, pastel of town, country, harborisde and figure. Gallery representation: Arnold Art, Newport and Middletown, Donovan Gallery, Tiverton Four Corners, Isherwood Gallery, Newport, Voila Gallery, Wickford.
www.LibbyGilpatric.com. email: libbygilpatric@yahoo.com

 
 

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