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Snow V, Weiss KB, LeFevre M, et al. Management of newly detected atrial fibrillation a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med 2003 139 1009-1017. 

American College of Physicians. New Antibiotic When to Use and When Not to Use. http //www.acponline.org/ear/vas2002/new antibiotics.htm [accessed October 18, 2007]. 

FACEP Fellow American College of Em ency Physicians FACP FeUow American College of Physicians... 

West JB, American College of Physicians, American Physiological Society. The physiologic basis of high-altitude diseases. Ann Intern Med 2004 141(10) 789-800. 

A helpful criterion suggested by the American College of Physicians when considering the ethical appropriateness of a particular interaction between a physician and industry is to ... 

Hatem CJ and Kettyle WM (eds.). Infectious Disease Medicine. In Medical knowledge self-assessment program 12. Philadelphia American College of Physicians, 2000 61-71. 

American College of Physicians. 1998. Ethics Manual. 4 edn. Available at http //www. acponline.org/ethics/ethicman.html [Accessed November 14, 2005]. 

American College of Physicians. 1990. Occupational and environmental medicine The internist s role. Ann. Intern. Med. 113(12) 974-982. 

Snow V, Barry P, Fitterman N, Qaseem A, K Weiss for the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians (2005) Pharmacologic and Surgical Management of Obesity in Primary Care A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med 142 525-531... 

Committee on Immunization. Guide for Adult Immunization. Philadelphia American College of Physicians, 1985. 

Rahn DW and Evans J (eds.) (1998) Lyme Disease. Philadelphia, PA American College of Physicians. 

Source Waselenko et al. (2), by permission of the American College of Physicians. Modified from Dainiak N (24)... 

Keely, K.L. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Position paper Pharmacist scope of practice. Ann. Intern. Med. 2002, 136, 79-85. 

In 1951, the American College of Surgeons were joined by the American College of Physicians, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, and the Canadian Medical Association to create JCAHO as it is known today. The Canadian Medical Association has since withdrawn from JCAHO however, they continue a process similiar to the current JCAHO. The governing body is made up of 28 members with a diverse background in health care, business, and public policy. Members include nurses, physicians, consumers. 

American College of Physicians. Guidelines for counseling postmenopausal women about preventive hormone therapy. Ann Intern Med 1992 117 1038-41. 

Electronic version of both American College of Physicians (ACP) Journal Club and Evidence-Based Medicine (http //hiru.mcmaster.ca/acpjc/acpod.htm). Available on CD-ROM. 

Sources Twenty-two Internet sites containing health and medical information. Some of these sites are American College of Physicians Online, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New England Journal of Medicine, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Journal of the American Medical Association, PubMed, Merck, Mayo Clinic, Food and Drug Administration, World Health Organization, WebMD, and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 

Aronoff GR, Berns JS, Brier ME, el al. Drug Prescribing in Renal Failure Dosing Guidelines for Adults, 4th ed. Philadelphia, American College of Physicians, 1999. 

Snow V, Mottur-Pilson C, Gonzales R, for the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of nonspecific upper respiratory tract infections in adults. Ann Intern Med 2001 134 487 89. 

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