Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD

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Avian influenza: An emerging pandemic threat

Author:: Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD

Publish date: December 1, 2005

We briefly review the lessons from past pandemics, the threat of the current avian flu outbreak, and recommendations for prevention.

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A 56-year-old man with hypercalcemia

Author:: Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD

Publish date: August 1, 2005

He has no symptoms, but his liver is palpable and his calcium, glucose, and creatinine concentrations are elevated. What is the cause?

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New cervical cancer screening strategy: Combined Pap and HPV testing

Author:: Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD

Publish date: February 1, 2005

Women age 30 and older can undergo combined Papanicolaou (Pap) and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing every 3 years instead of Pap testing alone ev...

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New advances transform the management of women with abnormal pap tests

Author:: Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD

Publish date: July 1, 2003

We review the new thin-layer slide system, the new HPV test, the 2001 reporting system for Pap tests, and new management guidelines.

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Cultural and clinical issues in the care of Asian patients

Author:: Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD

Publish date: January 1, 2002

Three case studies that illustrate some of the special problems affecting the healthcare of Asian patients and ways to deal with them constructivel...

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Human papillomavirus typing and the reduction of cervical cancer risk

Author:: Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD

Publish date: October 1, 1999

For women with low-grade abnormalities on their Pap smear, testing for human papillomavirus can give useful information, but also has limitations.<...