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21 PHYSICIANS IN PRINT
25 BOOK REVIEW- DEAD STILL Elizabeth A. Amin, MD
27 DOCTORS’ LOUNGE- LETTER TO THE EDITOR David A. Lipski, MD
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36 DR. WHO?- FEATURING JANE CORNETT, MD Aaron Burch
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16 SWINGING IN THE RAIN Aaron Burch
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6 FOAM NOT FLUFF Michael Burk, MD
9 IN MEMORIAM: DR. RICHARD SELZER M. Saleem Seyal, MD, FACC, FACP
12 DEPRESSION, DOCTORS AND DOGS Suzanne McGee, MD
23 DELIVERY IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT James Buchanan, MD
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