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North Carolina Medical Journal
January/February 2007 Volume 68, Number 1

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ARTICLE

Relationship between Nephrologist Care and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
Lori A. Orlando, MD, MHS; William F. Owen, MD; and David B. Matchar, MD

Attitudes about Tobacco Policies among North Carolina Parents
Kelly L. Kandra, MA; Adam O. Goldstein, MD,MPH; Ziya Gizlice, PhD; Robert L. Woldman, MA; and Scott K. Proescholdbell, MPH

Patient Attitudes toward Screening
Denise E. Bonds, MD, MPH; Shellie D. Ellis, MA; Erin Weeks; Peter Lichstein, MD; Kim Burke; and Chris Posey

POLICY FORUM

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in North Carolina

Introduction
Thomas C. Ricketts, III, PhD, MPH; and Kristen L. Dubay, MPP

Issue Brief: Pandemic Influenza: The Critical Issues and North Carolina's Preparedness Plan
Jeffrey P. Engel, MD

COMMENTARIES

Ethical Guidelines for an Influenza Pandemic
Kiernan McGorty, JD, MA; Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH; Rosemarie Tong, PhD; Natasha Harrison; Mark Holmes, PhD; and Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH

Pandemic Flu- Why Faith Groups Must Care
J. George Reed

Shall We Gather by the River? Yes... No... Maybe So...
Paul L. Anderson

Eliminating Injustice Toward Disadvantaged Populations During an Influenza Pandemic
George L. Saunders III, MD; and Thea Monet, MAEd

Manufacturing a Flu Vaccine
Marguerite Donoghue Baxter, RN, MSN

Likely Ethical, Legal, and Professional Challenges Physicians will Face during an Influenza Pandemic
Janelle A. Rhyne, MD, FACP

Roles of Hospitals During an Influenza Pandemic
Barb Bisset, PhD, MS, MPH, RN, EMT

All Politics, Pandemics, and Plans are Local
John Morrow, MD, MPH

Pandemic Influenza and the Law: Isolation, Quarantine, and Other Legal Tools for Containing Outbreaks
Jill Moore, JD, MPH

Business Preparation for an Influenza Pandemic
Jon Kerin

Pandemic Influenza:The Consequences beyond Public Health
Major General Gerald A. Rudisill, Jr.

Ethics and Avian Flu
Rosemarie Tong, PhD

DEPARTMENTS

Special Letter from the Publishers

Tarheel Footprints in Health Care

Running the Numbers

Spotlight on the Safety Net

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