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RIMS journal goes green
Newell E. Warde, PhD

CONTRIBUTIONS

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Systematic Review of Caudal Epidural Injections in the Management of Chronic Back Pain
Gaurav Dighe, MD; Joseph H. Friedman, MD

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Descriptive Study of Opioid-Acetaminophen Prescription Patterns at the Providence VA Medical Center
Jay H. Levin, MD; Margaret M. Gordon, PharmD; Frederick W. Burgess, MD, PhD

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma in HIV-Infected Women:Two Case Reports
Michelle L. Westbrook, MS; Shikha Garg, MD; Stacey Chapman, RN; Susan Cu-Uvin, MD; Karen T. Tashima, MD; Lynn E. Taylor, MD

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Adherence to American Diabetes Association Guidelines in a Volunteer-run Free Clinic for the Uninsured in Providence, Rhode Island: Better than Standards Achieved by Clinics for
Insured Patients, [Video]
Ahmed Eldakroury, Ericka P. Olivera, Alexandra Bicki, Rebecca F. Martin, Anne S. De Groot, MD

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Carcinoid Tumor of the Ileoanal Pouch in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
Sonja Chen, MBBS; Murray Resnick, MD, PhD; Victor Pricolo, MD

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Report on Data Improvement Project on Patient Ethnicity and Race (DIPPER): Pilot Design and Proposed Voluntary Standard
Pamela S. Webster, PhD, CTR; Swathi Sampangi, BA

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Whatever Happened to the Annual Pap Smear?
Marguerite B. Vigliani, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH

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HEALTH BY NUMBERS
HPV Vaccination among Female Adolescents in Rhode Island, 2008–2011
Hyun (Hanna) Kim, PhD; Patricia Raymond, RN, MPH

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Vital Statistics
Colleen Fontana, State Registrar

IMAGES IN MEDICINE

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Ischemic Volvulized Meckel’s Diverticulitis in a Previously Healthy Boy
Alexander M. Kowal, MD