TO THE EDITOR: Saitz's recent article (1) lends an important perspective on a critically
important topic. We agree completely that performance measures must be evidence-based …

TO THE EDITOR: In their article, Saitz and colleagues (1) conclude that the brief intervention
is inadequate for medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use. We fear that their main …

This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. The Joint Commission recently proposed candidate performance measures …

How best to handle missing data in intent-to-treat analysis of longitudinal data from
randomized clinical trials is a complex and controversial area1 with a number of different …

To the Editor: Steinbauer and colleagues (1) demonstrate that the Alcohol Use Disorders
Identification Test (AUDIT) is superior to the CAGE questionnaire for most sex and ethnic …

TO THE EDITOR: In their study of manual therapy, physical therapy, and general practitioner
care for patients with neck pain, Hoving and colleagues concluded,“In daily practice, manual …

TO THE EDITOR: Smith and Roberts (1) would better understand why cost-effectiveness
analysis should not be used in sildenafil decision making if they recalled Adam Smith's work …

TO THE EDITOR: In their article, Saitz and colleagues (1) conclude that the brief intervention
is inadequate for medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use. We fear that their main …

TO THE EDITOR: Johnson (1) passionately shares his experience working with a heroin
addict. What his essay lacks is acknowledgment that addiction is a disease that, like cancer …

TO THE EDITOR: We were disappointed by Vittinghoff and colleagues' evaluation of
secondary prevention in the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS)(1) …