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™ NOVEMBER 2007<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 IN THIS ISSUE<br />
A BRAVEHEART PUBLICATION<br />
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FEATURES<br />
11 Assessment and<br />
Management of Common<br />
Hand Infections<br />
21 Bouncebacks: The Case<br />
of a 46-Year-Old Man with<br />
Neck and Upper Back Pain<br />
26 Case Report: Ruptured Ectopic<br />
Pregnancy with a Negative<br />
Urine Pregnancy Test<br />
35 The Resurgence of Urgent Care<br />
Centers in the Unite<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2007 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7f3fa96c?page=1">™ NOVEMBER 2007 </a> ™ NOVEMBER 2007 <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2007 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7f3fa96c?page=2">HOW CAN YOU MISS?Achi</a> HOW CAN YOU MISS?Achi<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2007 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7f3fa96c?page=3"></a> <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2007 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7f3fa96c?page=4"></a> <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2007 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7f3fa96c?page=5"> LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEFDefining Urgent</a> LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEFDefining Urgent<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2007 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7f3fa96c?page=6">4(% 2)'(4 4//, &/2 4(% */" 34)8 I</a> 4(% 2)'(4 4//, &/2 4(% */" 34)8 I<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2007 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7f3fa96c?page=7">™The Official Publication of the Urgent Care A</a> ™The Official Publication of the Urgent Care A<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2007 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7f3fa96c?page=8">Software Designed Specifically for Urgent Care</a> Software Designed Specifically for Urgent Care<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine November 2007 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/7f3fa96c?page=9">JUCM EDITOR-IN-CHIEFLee A. 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