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North Carolina Medical Journal May/June 2002 Volume 63, Number 3

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ARTICLES

The Value of Looking: Multiple Myeloma Discovered by an Unusual Finding in Gram-Stained Spinal Fluid
by Manesh R. Patel, MD, and Daniel A. Nikcevich, MD, PhD

Neutropenic Enterocolitis in a Woman Treated with 5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin for Colon Carcinoma
by Don Hayes, Jr., MD, and James M. Leonardo, MD, PhD

Alcohol Ablation of the Interventricular Septum in Symptomatic Patients with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
by Charles E. Mayes, Jr., MD, Andrew Wang, MD, John J. Warner, MD, Richard A. Krasuski, MD, Katherine B. Kisslo, RDCS, Thomas M. Bashore, MD, and J. Kevin Harrison, MD

Assuring the Maximum Health Potential of North Carolina's Children: The North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force Study
by Kristie K. Weisner, MA, Pam C. Silberman, JD, DrPH, Samuel L. Katz, MD, Thomas J. Vitaglione, MPH, Dean E. Smith, and Gordon DeFriese, PhD


FORUM:
SAVING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM TOBACCO

Introduction
by Gordon H. DeFriese, PhD

The Public Health Challenge of Youth Smoking in North Carolina: Putting What We Know into Practice
by Sally Herndon Malek, MPH, David P. Hopkins, MD, MPH, Meg Molloy, DrPH, MPH, RD, and Tim McGloin, MSPH

COMMENTARIES

Speaking "truth" to Youth: How the American Legacy Foundation Is Helping Teens Reject Tobacco
by Cheryl Healton, DrPH

The Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission
by James W. Davis

Tobacco Control Policy-Making in North Carolina for the 21st Century
by Adam O. Goldstein, MD, MPH

Youth Speaks Out: The Time Is Now for Tobacco-Free Schools
by Doug Paletta

Policy Options for Addressing Issues of Youth and Tobacco
by Representative Alma S. Adams, PhD, and Roxanna Anderson, PhD

The Case for Increasing North Carolina's Cigarette Excise Tax
by Richard J. Rosen, MD, and Charles F. Willson, MD

Tobacco Control in the Land of the Golden Leaf: Has Political Perception Kept Pace with Reality?
by Peg O'Connell, JD


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