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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by International Medical News Group on April 1, 2004. The length of the article is 798 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Colchicine + aspirin: new pericarditis therapy is safe, cuts recurrence.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Author: Bruce Jancin
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 37Issue: 7Page: 51(1)

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on July 15, 2003. The length of the article is 361 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ACIP: smallpox vaccination plan expansion is 'unwise': myocarditis/pericarditis cited.(News)(Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices )
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 15, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 14Page: 2(1)

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The article is excerpted fromGale Encyclopedia of Medicine.

Consult the second edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide for information on more than 1,700 medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Presented in a single alphabetical sequence, articles range in length from one or two paragraphs for minor topics, to several pages or more for major topics. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. This second edition includes more than 200 new entries, 300 updated entries, approximately 650 color images and illustrations, and a comprehensive subject index. New features include biographical and historical sidebars throughout the text.

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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to pericarditis. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to pericarditis.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Pediatric News, published by International Medical News Group on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 731 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ACIP against expansion of smallpox vaccinations: myocarditis/pericarditis cited. (News).(Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices)
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Pediatric News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 37Issue: 7Page: 7(1)

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This digital document is an article from Southern Medical Journal, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1980 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Acute pericarditis and renal failure complicating acute hepatitis A infection.(Case Report)
Author: Yavuz Beyazit
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 99Issue: 1Page: 82(3)

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on August 1, 2003. The length of the article is 367 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ACIP: smallpox vaccination expansion 'unwise': myocarditis/pericarditis cases cited.(News)
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 8Page: 7(1)

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by International Medical News Group on July 15, 2003. The length of the article is 404 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ACIP against expansion of pre-event smallpox vaccinations: myocarditis/pericarditis risk.(Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices)(News)
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 15, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 36Issue: 14Page: 5(1)

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