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    Medicine and Society
    Dec 2004

    Routine Prenatal HIV Testing as a Standard of Care

    Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH, Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, and Kellie Hawkins, MPH
    There are various clinical and ethical arguments against the concept of implied consent for prenatal HIV testing.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):566-569. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.msoc1-0412.
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    Case and Commentary
    Dec 2004

    A Fever of Unknown Source, Commentary 1

    Francis A. Neelon, MD
    Physicians should use evidence-based guidelines as a starting point to make sound clinical treatment decisions for a patient's individual medical needs.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):529-531. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas1-0412.
  • cholesterol testing
    Case and Commentary
    Dec 2004

    Confusion over Cholesterol Testing, Commentary 1

    Kenneth W. Goodman, PhD
    Physicians must stay up-to-date on changes in clinical treatment guidelines.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):536-538. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas2-0412.
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    Policy Forum
    Dec 2004

    Achieving Diversity and Its Benefits in Clinical Research

    Vivian W. Pinn, MD
    Strengthened NIH policies of inclusion have resulted in more NIH-funded research including more women and other underrepresented population groups as subjects in medical research.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):561-565. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.pfor2-0412.
  • fever of unknown origin
    Case and Commentary
    Dec 2004

    A Fever of Unknown Source, Commentary 2

    Robert H. Pantell, MD
    Physicians should use evidence-based guidelines as a starting point to make sound clinical treatment decisions for a patient's individual medical needs.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):531-533. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas1-0412.
  • cholesterol testing
    Case and Commentary
    Dec 2004

    Confusion over Cholesterol Testing, Commentary 2

    Eta S. Berner, EdD
    Physicians must stay up-to-date on changes in clinical treatment guidelines.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):539-541. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas2-0412.
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    In the Literature
    Dec 2004

    A New Process for Writing Clinical Guidelines

    Brian Horvath, MPH
    Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):547-549. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.jdsc1-0412.
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    Policy Forum
    Dec 2004

    Cost and Clinical Practice Guidelines: Can Two Wrongs Make It Right?

    Ellen K. Hummel, MD and Peter A. Ubel, MD
    In today's medical economy, cost effectiveness is becoming a bigger factor in developing standardized clinical practice guidelines.
    Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):558-560. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.pfor1-0412.