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JUCM<br />
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THE JOURNAL OF URGENT CARE MEDICINE™<br />
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www.jucm.com | The Official Publication of the Urgent Care Association of America<br />
DECEMBER 2006<br />
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2<br />
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FEATURES<br />
10 Urticaria and<br />
Angioedema: A Case-<br />
Based Discussion<br />
29 A Delicate Balance:<br />
Managing Your Practice, Caring<br />
for Your Patients<br />
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DEPARTMENTS<br />
16 Abstracts in Urgent Care<br />
20 Insights in Images<br />
34 Health Law<br />
35 Occupational Medicine<br />
38 Coding Q&A<br />
40 Developing Data<br />
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A BRAVEHEART PUBLICATION<br />
Coming soon.<br />
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It is more common in mal</a> INSIGHTS IN IMAGESum. 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href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2307a32c?page=41"> OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINEOcc Med Programs NeedBus</a> OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINEOcc Med Programs NeedBus<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine December 2006 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2307a32c?page=42">OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINEstrata, common segments in </a> OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINEstrata, common segments in <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine December 2006 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2307a32c?page=43">Career Opportunities Rapid expansion of sout</a> Career Opportunities Rapid expansion of sout<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine December 2006 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2307a32c?page=44"> CODING Q&AS Codes (S9088 and S9083)in Urgent</a> CODING Q&AS Codes (S9088 and S9083)in Urgent<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine December 2006 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2307a32c?page=45">CODING Q&Aproviders in order to avoid financial</a> CODING Q&Aproviders in order to avoid financial<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine December 2006 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2307a32c?page=46"> DEVELOPING DATAU CAOA’S Survey Committee</a> DEVELOPING DATAU CAOA’S Survey Committee<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine December 2006 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2307a32c?page=47"> LEVAQUIN® (levofloxacin) TABLETS</a> LEVAQUIN® (levofloxacin) TABLETS<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine December 2006 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2307a32c?page=48"> Indications:* LEVAQUIN is indicated for adults</a> Indications:* LEVAQUIN is indicated for adults