Index by author

December 01, 2002; Volume 69, Issue 12

    James K. Stoller

  • Emphysema in nonsmokers: Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and other causes

    Pyng Lee, MD, Thomas R. Gildea, MD and James K. Stoller, MD, MS
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2002, 69 (12) 928-946;
    • The 10% of patients with emphysema who never smoked deserve a workup for its less common causes, including genetic risk modifiers and occupational exposures.

  • Jerome Belinson

  • Update on the diagnosis and treatment of human papillomavirus infection

    Kristine M. Zanotti, MD and Jerome Belinson, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2002, 69 (12) 948-961;
    • Genotyping can distinguish viral subtypes that pose a high risk for cancer, but current therapies do not reliably eradicate the virus, and warts and neoplasia often recur after treatment.

  • John P. Girod

  • The metabolic syndrome: A tug-of-war with no winner

    Daniel J. Brotman, MD and John P. Girod, DO
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2002, 69 (12) 990-994;
    • Even before beta cells fail, the deadly quartet is quietly rehearsing.