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To promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of human health by publishing manuscripts of interest and relevance to internists practicing as generalists or as medical subspecialists.

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Editor James E. Dalen, MD, MPH 1840 E River Rd, Suite 207, Tucson, AZ 85718

Deputy Editors: Farrell J. Lloyd, MD, MPH, Scottsdale, Ariz Eskild A. Petersen, MD, Tucson, Ariz Editorial Assistants: Moira F. Andre, Janet S. Frank, Lisa King, Tucson, Ariz

Frederick R. Ahmann, MD, Tucson, Ariz Joseph S. Alpert, MD, Tucson, Ariz Christine K. Cassel, MD, Portland, Ore William S. Dalton, MD, Tucson, Ariz M. Brian Fennerty, MD, Portland, Ore Faith T. Fitzgerald, MD, Sacramento, Calif Robert J. Goldberg, PhD, Worcester, Mass John P. Howe III, MD, Washington, DC Richard S. Liebowitz, MD, Durham, NC Jack M. Matloff, MD, Los Angeles, Calif

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