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Volume 20, Issue 20
October 15, 2009

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Comparative Efficacy of Seasonal Influenza Vaccines
N Engl J Med 2009 Sep 24; 361:1260.

Quantifying the Benefit of Anticoagulation 
for Atrial Fibrillation
Ann Intern Med 2009 Sep 1; 151:297.
Ann Intern Med 2009 Sep 1; 151:355.

Interview with: Daniel Singer, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation 
for Atrial Fibrillation
Ann Intern Med 2009 Aug 4; 151:191.

Survival to Discharge After Cardiac Arrest
JAMA 2009 Sep 16; 302:1195.

Cardiac Surgery in Patients with 
Carotid Stenosis
Arch Neurol 2009 Sep; 66:1091.

Immobilization and VTE: 
Are Long Trips Really Dangerous?
Ann Emerg Med 2009 Aug; 54:147.

Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers for Microalbuminuria
Ann Intern Med 2009 Jul 7; 151:1.
Ann Intern Med 2009 Jul 7; 151:11.
Ann Intern Med 2009 Jul 7; 151:63.

Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Is Linked to 
Type 2 Diabetes Risk
N Engl J Med 2009 Sep 17; 361:1152.

Walking Program for Patients with 
Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Diabetes Care 2009 Aug; 32:1404.

Does Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes Improve Pregnancy Outcomes?
N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 1; 361:1339.
N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 1; 361:1396.

Do Occupational Exposures 
Affect Semen Quality?
J Androl 2009 Sep/Oct; 30:566.

Mastectomy Rates Are Rising
J Clin Oncol 2009 Sep 1; 27:4082.
J Clin Oncol 2009 Sep 1; 27:4038.

Interview with: Monica Morrow, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

Is Clinical Breast Examination, 
Added to Mammography, Worthwhile?
J Natl Cancer Inst 2009 Sep 16; 101:1236.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djp241

Overdiagnosis in PSA Screening
J Natl Cancer Inst 2009 Aug 31; [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djp278
J Natl Cancer Inst 2009 Aug 31; [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djp310

CT Screening for Lung Cancer: Early Results
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 Sep 1; 180:445.
www.nci.nih.gov/nlst

Treating Resistant Hypertension: 
Cut Out the Salt
Hypertension 2009 Sep; 54:475.

Nonsurgical Approach to 
Dupuytren Contractures
N Engl J Med 2009 Sep 3; 361:968.

Effect of Growth Hormone on 
Adult Height of Children Born 
Small for Gestational Age
Pediatrics 2009 Sep; 124:e519.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-0293

Decision Rules for Children with Head Trauma Can Prevent Unnecessary CTs
Lancet 2009 Sep 15; [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61558-0
http://emergency-medicine.jwatch.org/articles/JO2009092501.jpg

Analgesia in Children: 
Ibuprofen as Effective as 
Acetaminophen-Codeine
Acad Emerg Med 2009 Aug; 16:711.

Pacifier Use and Breast-Feeding
J Pediatr 2009 Sep; 155:350.e1.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009 Apr; 163:378.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.038

Loopholes in the Clinical Trials 
Registration Process
JAMA 2009 Sep 2; 302:977.
PLoS Med 2009 Sep 8; 6:e1000144.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000144
www.clinicaltrials.gov


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