The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 3 , Pages 238-240 , March 2006

An Ominous Finding

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 Charles M. Wiener, MD, Section Editor

PII: S0002-9343(06)00006-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.07.071

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 3 , Pages 238-240 , March 2006

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