November/December 2011

Table of contents

editorial

Generalism of journals of internal medicine
M.M. Levi

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review

New therapeutic options for immune thrombocytopenia
M. Schipperus, R. Fijnheer

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New and existing pharmacotherapeutic options for persistent asthma and COPD
Z. Diamant, S. Tarasevych, G.W. Clarke

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Management of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: a guideline on optimal and uniformtreatment
S.M. Habib, M.G.H. Betjes, M.W.J.A. Fieren, E.W. Boeschoten, A.C. Abrahams, W.H. Boer, D.G. Struijk, W. Ruger, C. Krikke, R. Westerhuis, , F.M. van der Sande, A. Gaasbeek, M.R. Korte - on behalf of the EPS registry

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original article

Quantitative HBV DNA and AST are strong predictors for survival after HCC detection inchronic HBV patients
C.D.M. Witjes1, J.N.M. IJzermans1, A.A. van der Eijk2, B.E. Hansen3, 4 , C. Verhoef, R.A. de Man

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case report

Fatal outcome of Bacillus cereus septicaemia
I. Lede, A. Vlaar, R. Roosendaal, S. Geerlings, L. Spanjaard

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special article

Nurse practitioners improve quality of care in chronic kidney disease: two-year results of a randomised study
A.D. van Zuilen, P.J. Blankestijn, M. van Buren, M.A.G.J. ten Dam, K.A.H. Kaasjager, G. Ligtenberg, Y.W.J Sijpkens, H.E. Sluiter, P.J.G. van de Ven, G. Vervoort, L. Vleming, M.L. Bots, J.F.M. Wetzels

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photo quiz

Exudative retinal detachment
M. Zhu, A. Tang, N. Amatya, L. Qiu

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Failing hormones
F.L. Opdam, B.E.P.B. Ballieux, H. Guchelaar, A.M. Pereira

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Marked bradycardia in a young woman with weight loss
J.K. Jongman, A.R. Ramdat Misier

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A hairy problem
J.W. Hovius, R. Wagner, J. Ziegler, H. Mehlhorn, M.P. Grobusch

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letter to the editor

Comment to case report on intravascular lymphoma
H. Wang, R.C. Lu, J. Liang

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