Table of Contents

Original Research

• Perceived Vulnerability to Heart Disease in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Qualitative Interview Study

  Jan C. Frich, Leiv Ose, Kirsti Malterud and Per Fugelli

  The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 198-204; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.529
• Patients’ Perceptions of Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Risk Communication Strategies

  Roberta E. Goldman, Donna R. Parker, Charles B. Eaton, Jeffrey M. Borkan, Robert Gramling, Rebecca T. Cover and David K. Ahern

  The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 205-212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.534
• Readiness to Change in Primary Care Patients Who Screened Positive for Alcohol Misuse

  Emily C. Williams, Daniel R. Kivlahan, Richard Saitz, Joseph O. Merrill, Carol E. Achtmeyer, Kinsey A. McCormick and Katharine A. Bradley

  The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 213-220; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.542
• A Cross-Cultural Study of Physician Treatment Decisions for Demented Nursing Home Patients Who Develop Pneumonia

  Margaret R. Helton, Jenny T. van der Steen, Timothy P. Daaleman, George R. Gamble and Miel W. Ribbe

  The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 221-227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.536
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in California: Before and After a Change in Guidelines

  John Zweifler, Alvaro Garza, Susan Hughes, Matthew A Stanich, Anne Hierholzer and Monica Lau

  The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 228-234; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.544
• How Primary Care Networks Can Help Integrate Academic and Service Initiatives in Primary Care

  Paul Thomas, Jonathan Graffy, Paul Wallace and Mike Kirby

  The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 235-239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.521
• The US Medical Liability System: Evidence for Legislative Reform

  Janelle Guirguis-Blake, George E. Fryer, Robert L. Phillips, Ronald Szabat and Larry A. Green

  The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 240-246; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.535