Update in General Internal Medicine
Authors: Wendy Levinson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1998)

Updates1 August 1998Update in General Internal MedicineWendy Levinson, MD, Keith Roach, MD, Diane Altkorn, MD, and Scott Stern, MDWendy Levinson, MD1998-99 Series; John Roberts, MD, EditorFrom the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.Search for more papers by this author, Keith Roach, MD1998-99 Series; John Roberts, MD, EditorFrom the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.Search for more papers by this author, Diane Altkorn, MD1998-99 Series; John Roberts, MD, EditorFrom the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.Search for more papers by this author, and Scott Stern, MD1998-99 Series; John Roberts, MD, EditorFrom the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-3-199808010-00010 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The advances in general internal medicine that occurred in 1997 are too numerous to describe in a single article; selecting the advances considered here required a careful assessment of both the clinical relevance and the strength of the evidence. This assessment was done by members of the Section of General Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago, who met biweekly during 1997 to review major medical journals for articles that might affect a general internist's practice. Priority was given to articles that addressed problems that general internists manage frequently. After completing this initial screening, we solicited advice from generalist and ...References1. Johansson J, Holmberg L, Johansson S, Bergstrom R, Adaml H. Fifteen-year survival in prostate cancer. A prospective, population-based study in Sweden. JAMA. 1997; 277:467-71. Google Scholar2. Catalona WJ, Smith DS, Omstein DK. Prostate cancer detection in men with serum PSA concentrations of 2.6 to 4.0 ng/mL and benign prostate examination. Enhancement of specificity with free PSA measurements. JAMA. 1997; 277:1452-5. Google Scholar3. Coley CM, Barry MJ, Fleming C, Mulley AG. Early detection of prostate cancer. 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