The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 117-118 , February 2008

Hidden in Plain Sight

  • Janet Konkamol Han

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Janet K. Han, MD, Department of Cardiology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard 111E, Los Angeles, CA 90073.
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  • Zenaida Feliciano
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  • Malcolm Bersohn

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 Michael A. Bettmann, MD, Section Editor

PII: S0002-9343(07)00854-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.08.030

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 117-118 , February 2008

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