From 1Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California, and 2David Geffen-UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
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Received for publication October 21, 2013; accepted for publication November 4, 2013.
Corresponding Author:
Ronald L. Koretz, MD, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr, Sylmar, CA 91342, USA.
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