The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 626-628 , July 2009

Hole in One

  • Robert Reed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Peter J. Leary, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Safia N. Salaria, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Sonye K. Danoff, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Sonye K. Danoff, MD, PhD, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205

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 Aimee K. Zaas, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflicts of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to all material, participated in writing, and accept responsibility for this work.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00295-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.03.019

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 626-628 , July 2009

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