The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 9 , Pages 823-826 , September 2009

Think, Diagnose, and Rethink

  • Jennifer E. Sohn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Jennifer E. Sohn, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, FOT 702, 1530 3rd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294-3407
    • ,
  • Julia P. Dunn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham
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  • Holly Burford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham
    • ,
  • Martin Heslin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham
    • ,
  • J. Michael Moates, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham

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 Aimee K. Zaas, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: This manuscript has been reviewed by all authors. The work is original and all authors meet the criteria for authorship, including acceptance of responsibility for the scientific content of the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00493-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.05.006

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 9 , Pages 823-826 , September 2009

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