The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 6 , Pages 519-521 , June 2009

A Perfect Storm

  • Jose D. Vargas, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Adam M. Spivak, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Adam M. Spivak, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287

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 Aimee Zaas, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: Our sole funding source is through our employment in the Osler residency program in the Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine (Dr Vargas, resident physician; Dr Spivak, Assistant Chief of Service).

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: We verify that both authors had full access to the data and shared an equal role in the preparation of this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00201-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.03.006

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 6 , Pages 519-521 , June 2009

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