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Arch Dermatol. 1998;134:1285.

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STARTING WITH this issue of the ARCHIVES, 1 hour of continuing medical education (CME) credit will be available for readers who comment on any 3 peer-reviewed articles preselected for their educational value (see page 1314 for details). Our goals are to have readers think about how a given article affects their understanding of disease or helps them manage patients more effectively. As we accumulate feedback and review data, a secondary goal is to make the ARCHIVES even more responsive to your learning needs.

Knowledge enhancement and commitment to improvement are cornerstones of medical practice. Our society's struggle with the cost of providing health care casts a long shadow on the many exciting advances in general medicine and in our specialty. It is the judicious application of this ever-changing body of knowledge to the care of patients that defines a physician professionally and separates us from those whose interest in health . . . [Full Text of this Article]