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Number 280                                       	      October 2, 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1.0	CARDIOLOGY
1.1	Initiation of Atrial Fibrillation and Its Prevention
1.2	Atrial Fibrillation a Powerful Marker for High Cardiovascular Risk
1.3	What Is the Optimal Ambulatory Blood Pressure?

2.0	NUTRITION AND HEALTH
2.1	Is Reduction of Dietary Salt Valuable?

3.0	PSYCHIATRY
3.1	A Comparison of Treatments for Status Epilepticus
3.2	Optimal Duration of Antidepressant Therapy

4.0	INFECTIOUS DISEASES
4.1	Waterborne Blue-Green Algae Deadly in Dialystate

5.0	HIV/AIDS/STDs
5.1	Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant HIV
5.2	Preventing Chlamydia in Young Women

6.0	RHEUMATOLOGY
6.1	Diagnosing Vasculitis
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