The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 3 , Pages 242-244 , March 2009

Appearances Can Be Deceptive

  • Miguel Carrascosa Porras, MD

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital of Laredo, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationThe corresponding author is Miguel Carrascosa Porras, MD, Internal Medicine Section, Hospital of Laredo, Avda Derechos Humanos s/n, 39770 Laredo, Cantabria, Spain
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  • Francisco Pascual Velasco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital of Laredo, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain
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  • Rubén Gómez Izquierdo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Sections, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital of Laredo, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain

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 Julia H. Indik, MD, PhD, Section Editor

 Conflicts of Interest: All of authors confirm that there are no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00611-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.06.015

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 3 , Pages 242-244 , March 2009

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