The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 127-130 , February 2010

Temperature Twist

  • Venkata M. Alla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Neb
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Venkata M. Alla, MD, 601 North 30th Street, Suite 5850, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68131
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  • Prakash G. Suryanarayana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Manu Kaushik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Neb

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 Julia H. Indik, MD, PhD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: All authors declare no conflicts of interest.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and contributed to the content and writing of the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00958-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.10.004

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 127-130 , February 2010

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