The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 8 , Pages 726-728 , August 2009

Discomfort with Swallowing

  • Jason M. Blaylock, MD

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Lindsay E. Jones, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Emil Lesho, DO

      Affiliations

    • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
    • ,
  • Brooks Cash, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • Catherine F. Decker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Catherine F. Decker, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases, National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20889

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 Aimee K. Zaas, MD, Section Editor

 Disclaimer: The opinions and assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, or the naval services at large.

 Disclaimer: The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the US Department of the Army or the US Department of Defense.

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00391-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.009

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 8 , Pages 726-728 , August 2009

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