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Approach to Leg Edema of Unclear Etiology

John W. Ely, Jerome A. Osheroff, M. Lee Chambliss and Mark H. Ebell
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2006, 19 (2) 148-160; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.2.148
John W. Ely
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vol. 19 no. 2 148-160
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.2.148
PubMed 
16513903

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication April 18, 2005
  • Revision received June 1, 2005
  • Accepted for publication June 6, 2005
  • Published online March 2, 2006.

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  1. John W. Ely, MD, MSPH,
  2. Jerome A. Osheroff, MD,
  3. M. Lee Chambliss, MD, MSPH and
  4. Mark H. Ebell, MD, MS
  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA (JWE)
  2. Thomson MICROMEDEX, Greenwood Village, CO (JAO)
  3. Moses Cone Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Greensboro, NC (MLC)
  4. Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (MHE)
  1. Corresponding author: John W. Ely, MD, MSPH, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01291-D PFP, Iowa City, IA 52242 (E-mail: john-ely{at}uiowa.edu)
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John W. Ely, Jerome A. Osheroff, M. Lee Chambliss, Mark H. Ebell
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2006, 19 (2) 148-160; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.2.148

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