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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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Editorial Assistant:Sheila K. Kessler, Chicago, Ill

EDITORIAL BOARD

Frederick R. Ahmann, MD, Tucson, Ariz Joseph S. Alpert, MD, Tucson, Ariz Christine K. Cassel, MD, Portland, Ore William S. Dalton, MD, Tampa, Fla 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 Farrell J. Lloyd, MD, MPH, Scottsdale, Ariz Jack M. Matloff, MD, Los Angeles, Calif Eskild A. Petersen, MD, Tucson, Ariz

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