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T
HOMAS
D. B
OYER
,MD
Hepatology, Tucson, Arizona
J
AMES
E. D
ALEN
, MD, MPH
Cardiovascular Disease and Health Policy,
Tucson, Arizona
D
AVID
B. H
ELLMANN
,MD
Rheumatology, Baltimore, Maryland
Y. H
OWARD
L
IEN
, MD, P
H
D
Nephrology, Tucson, Arizona
R
ICHARD
M. M
ANDEL
,MD
Infectious Disease, Tucson, Arizona
M
ICHAEL
W. R
ICH
,MD
Geriatrics Editor, St. Louis, Missouri
B
ARBARA
L. S
CHUSTER
,MD
General Medicine, Athens, Georgia
A
LISON
T. S
TOPECK
,MD
Hematology/Oncology,
Tucson, Arizona
C
HARLES
M. W
IENER
,MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Editor, Supplements
W
ILLIAM
H. F
RISHMAN
,MD
Valhalla, New York
Specialty Editors
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TUART
R. C
HIPKIN
,MD
Endocrinology, Metabolism, and
Diabetes, Amherst, Massachusetts
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ICHARD
D.
DE
S
HAZO
,MD
Allergy/Immunology,
Jackson, Mississippi
V
IKRAM
D. D
URAIRAJ
,MD
Ophthalmology, Denver, Colorado
K
IM
A. E
AGLE
,MD
Clinical Effectiveness,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
R
OBERT
J. G
OLDBERG
,P
H
D
Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
Worcester, Massachusetts
J
ULIA
H. I
NDIK
, MD, P
H
D
ECG Images of the Month,
Tucson, Arizona
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LIZABETH
A. J
ACKSON
, MD, MPH
Clinical Effectiveness,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
T
HOMAS
J. M
ARRIE
,MD
Physical Findings,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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ELLE
M
ATHIASEN
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H
D
Medical Humanities,
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MA
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ANIKER
,MD
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Portland, Oregon
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OBERT
G. S
TERN
,MD
Diagnostic Radiology,
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IMEE
K. Z
AAS
,MD
Diagnostic Dilemmas,
Durham, North Carolina
Managing Editor
P
AMELA
P
OWERS
H
ANNLEY
, MPH,
Tucson, Arizona
International Editorial Board
Ding-Shenn Chen, MD
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