Hawai‘i Journal of Medicine & Public Health
[Volume 71 No. 9 September 2012]
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Editorial: Friends of the Journal
Michael J. Meagher MD, FACR
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Perspectives of Chuukese Patients and Their Health Care Providers on the Use of Different Sources of Interpreters
Kara Wong Ramsey MD; James Davis PhD; and Gina French MD
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2012;71(9):249–252.
PMCID: PMC3443847
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Transforming Primary Care Practices in a Hawai‘i Island Clinic: Obtaining Patient Perceptions on Patient Centered Medical Home
Alain K. Takane BA and Susan B. Hunt MHA
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2012;71(9):253–258.
PMCID: PMC3443848
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Guaiac Interpretation by non-Certified Clinicians
Kimberly A. Lyons RNC, BSN, CPN, CPEN; Stuart I. Kimura MT(ASCP),CLS(NCA); and Loren G. Yamamoto MD, MPH, MBA
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2012;71(9):259–261.
PMCID: PMC3443849
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MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE
The Hawai‘i Homeless Outreach and Medical Education Project: Servicing the Community and our Medical Students
Jill S.M. Omori MD; Sheldon Riklon MD; Vanessa S. Wong MD; and Damon F. Lee MD
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2012;71(9):262–265.
PMCID: PMC3443850
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PUBLIC HEALTH HOTLINE
If Disaster Struck, Would You Be Ready to Respond?
Sarah Y. Park MD, FAAP and Hawai‘i Department of Health Disease
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2012;71(9):266–269.
PMCID: PMC3443851
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THE WEATHERVANE
Russell T. Stodd MD
Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2012;71(9):274.
PMCID: PMC3443852
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