JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Promoting cancer prevention activities by primary care physicians. Results of a randomized, controlled trial.
Previous interventions to promote performance of cancer prevention activities have largely targeted physicians in university-based practices. ⋯ Computerized reminders can significantly increase physicians' performance of cancer prevention activities in community-based practices.
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--To compare the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma between black and white Americans. ⋯ --Black Americans are at higher risk of primary open-angle glaucoma than their white neighbors. This may reflect an underlying genetic susceptibility to this disease and indicates that additional efforts are needed to identify and treat this sight-threatening disorder in high-risk communities.