The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 11 , Pages 1010-1012 , November 2009

Clues to a Life-threatening Disease

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 Julia H. Indik, MD, PhD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

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

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

PII: S0002-9343(09)00623-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.07.004

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 11 , Pages 1010-1012 , November 2009

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