1. Evaluation of housestaff physicians’ preparation and interpretation of sputum gram stains for communityacquired pneumonia

   • Michael J. Fine
   • John J. Orloff
   • Victor L. Yu

   Original Articles Pages: 189 - 198

2. Announcement

   Announcement Pages: 198 - 198

3. Prognostic significance of marked leukocytosis in hospitalized patients

   • Raymond Chang
   • George Y. Wong

   Original Articles Pages: 199 - 203

4. A target-based model for increasing influenza immunizations in private practice

   • Joanna Buffington
   • Karen M. Bell
   • The Genesee Hospital Medical Staff

   Original Articles Pages: 204 - 209

5. Cholesterol screening in the emergency department

   • Risa B. Burns
   • Diane B. Stoy
   • Mark Smith

   Original Articles Pages: 210 - 215

6. Utilization of hospital resources by alcoholic and nonalcoholic patients

   • Marc Niquille
   • Véronique Koehn
   • Bertrand Yersin

   Original Articles Pages: 216 - 222

7. Risk factors for early unplanned hospital readmission in the elderly

   • Richard L. Reed
   • Robert A. Pearlman
   • David M. Buchner

   Original Articles Pages: 223 - 228

8. Informed consent for patient transfers to a veterans affairs medical center

   • Daniel F. Jablonski
   • G. Michael Mosley
   • Ann B. Nattinger

   Original Articles Pages: 229 - 232

9. Quantitative analysis of the outpatient oral case presentation

   • John T. Kihm
   • J. Trig Brown
   • Mark Linzer

   Original Articles Pages: 233 - 236

10. Reflections

    • William Osler

    Legacy Pages: 236 - 236

11. Patients’ interpretations of probability terms

    • Dennis J. Mazur
    • David H. Hickam

    Original Articles Pages: 237 - 240

12. Frustrating patients

    • Elizabeth H. B. Lin
    • Wayne Katon
    • Ed Wagner

    Original Articles Pages: 241 - 246

13. Who should get a shot in the arm?

    • Mary T. Ramsbottom

    Clinical Reviews Pages: 247 - 248

14. Screening for hearing impairment in the elderly

    • Cynthia D. Mulrow
    • Michael J. Lichtenstein

    Clinical Reviews Pages: 249 - 258

15. A new feature for the journal

    Editorials Pages: 259 - 259

16. Frustrating patients

    • Wendy Levinson

    Editorials Pages: 259 - 260

17. The sputum gram stain

    • Jan V. Hirschmann

    Editorials Pages: 261 - 263

18. Poem about clinic

    • Phillip J. Cozzi

    Reflections Pages: 263 - 263

19. A new look at an old laboratory test

    • David C. Dale

    Editorials Pages: 264 - 264

20. Balkanization of medical specialties

    • Robert H. Waldman

    Editorials Pages: 265 - 265

21. Formulary policy for cholesterol reduction

    • Kevin A. Schulman
    • Bruce P. Kinosian
    • Eric M. Ball

    Letters To The Editor Pages: 266 - 267

22. Cognitive screening tests

    • David A. Nardone
    • Paul N. Gorman
    • Paula B. Davis

    Letters To The Editor Pages: 267 - 268

23. Detecting acute cardiac ischemia

    • Harry P. Selker
    • Thomas H. Lee

    Letters To The Editor Pages: 268 - 269

24. Training in outpatient care

    • Douglas G. Kelling Jr
    • David C. Dale

    Letters To The Editor Pages: 269 - 269

25. The physician as patient

    • Sandra G. Mendel

    Letters To The Editor Pages: 269 - 269

26. Book reviews

    • Mack Lipkin Jr.
    • Jack Ende
    • L. Randol Barker

    BookReview Pages: 270 - 275