Is board certification a true measurement of quality?

Articles in the same Issue

1. Letters to the Editor
2. DOs who train in allopathic residency programs not 'disloyal'
3. Response: DOs who train in allopathic residency programs not 'disloyal'
4. Editorial Comments
5. Second-hand smoke may do more than harm children's lungs
6. Even when women consume fewer alcoholic beverages than men, the alcohol concentration in women's bodies nearly matches that of their male counterparts
7. News
8. Effect of aerosolized surfactant on human sepsis-induced ARDS
9. Rice-based, mixed diet versus a lactose-free, soybased formula for the management of acute diarrhea and dehydration
10. From the CDC: Cigarete smoking declining, but teens lighting up in record numbers
11. From the FDA: Cardiac ablation system approved
12. From the US Census Bureau: Number of uninsured Americans on the rise
13. Editorial
14. Is board certification a true measurement of quality?
15. Original Contribution
16. Atrophy of suboccipital muscles in patients with chronic pain: A pilot study
17. Health Policy
18. Medical liability, product liability, and the question of tort reform
19. Medical Education
20. Performances of candidates with osteopathic compared with allopathic subspecialty training on the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine subspecialty certifying examinations 1984 to 1992
21. Appendix
22. 1993-1994 Editorial Consultants
23. Editorial Comments
24. Obesity may be, in part, caused by a genetic mutation