Risk factors in youth: How decisions today affect their health tomorrow Volume 108, Issue 4 Participation in certain health risk factors now may have consequences with age, specifically osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. This issue of the Wisconsin Medical Journal includes data that should elicit caution among Wisconsin youth. Click on the cover to the left to open the virtual Journal and read any of the articles below. The virtual Journal requires Flash software. To download Flash, click here. View the archived Wisconsin Medical Journal volumes here.

Commentaries

Letter to the Editor

Obstacles that stand in the way of partnering with patients
John R. Thurston, PhD

Mentoring a primary care resident: An example of reflective learning
Alan S. Wolkenstein, MSW, LCSW; Janice A. Litza, MD

Original Contributions

Effects of Gender, Alcohol, Smoking, and Dairy Consumption on Bone Mass in Wisconsin Adolescents
Adel B. Korkor, MD; Daniel Eastwood, MS; Christine Bretzmann, PharmD

Cardiovascular Risk Profile: Comparison Between White and Southeast Asian Youth in Wausau SCHOOL Project
Erin R. Hanlin, BS; Bryan Hendricks, PhD; Kirk Jenkins, BS; Karen Olson, BSN; David K. Murdock, MD

Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Pregnant Women
Robert H. Ablove, MD; Tova S. Ablove, MD

Case Report

Arrow Trauma to Cervical Spine
Gregory Geissinger, MPA-S, PA-C; Gail A. Magid, MD; Robert C. McMahon, RN

A Case of Synchronous Unilateral Parotid Tumors of Different Histologic Types
Michael McCormick, MD; Thomas Keller, MD; Nancy Butler, MD

Brief Report

Brief Report: Measuring the Attitudes of of Health Care Professionals in Dane County Toward Adolescent Immunization with HPV Vaccine
Megan E. Jensen; Ellen Hartenbach, MD; Jane A. McElroy, PhD; Adrienne Faerber; Thomas Havighurst, MS; KyungMann Kim, PhD; Howard H. Bailey, MD

Your Profession

Dean’s Corner
MCW is regional home to comprehensive trauma programs
Jonathan I. Ravdin, MD

Tips for entering into ‘meaningful’ EHR contracts with vendors
Barbara J. Zabawa, JD, MPH

Changes coming in regulation of medical profession
Celia Jackson


Instructions to Authors

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