The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 6 , Pages 609-611 , June 2005

An unusual development

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☆ Requests for reprints should be addressed to Charles M. Wiener, MD, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 9030, Baltimore, MD 21205.E-mail address: cwiener@jhmi.edu

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.03.023

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 118, Issue 6 , Pages 609-611 , June 2005

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