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™ NOVEMBER 2009<br />
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2<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 />
I N T H I S I S S U E<br />
F E A T U R E S<br />
11 Treating Common<br />
Upper Respiratory<br />
Tract Infections in<br />
an Era of Increasing<br />
Antibiotic Resistance<br />
21 Case Report: A Child with<br />
Constipation and Swollen Abdomen<br />
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D E P A R T M E N T S<br />
26 Abstracts in Urgent Care<br />
29 Insights in Images:<br />
Clinical Challenge<br />
33 Health Law<<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2009 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6a0e8029?page=1">™ NOVEMBER 2009 VOLUME</a> ™ NOVEMBER 2009 VOLUME<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2009 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6a0e8029?page=2"></a> <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2009 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6a0e8029?page=3">The Hidden Costs of Medical LiabilityThe malpr</a> The Hidden Costs of Medical LiabilityThe malpr<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2009 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6a0e8029?page=4">™greater profitability is j</a> ™greater profitability is j<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2009 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6a0e8029?page=5">™The Official Publication of the Urgent Care</a> ™The Official Publication of the Urgent Care<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2009 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6a0e8029?page=6">JUCM EDITOR-IN-CHIEFLee A. Resnick, MDCase We</a> JUCM EDITOR-IN-CHIEFLee A. 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