The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages 21-22 , January 2007

Beat by Beat Variations

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 Julia H. Indik, MD, PhD, Section Editor

PII: S0002-9343(06)01255-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.10.009

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages 21-22 , January 2007