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The Official Publication of the Urgent Care Association of America<br />
OCTOBER 2006<br />
FEATURES<br />
13 Syncope:<br />
Evaluation and<br />
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Management in PREMIE<br />
an Urgent Care<br />
Setting ISSUE<br />
27 Healthcare in the<br />
Express Lane: The<br />
Emergence of Retail<br />
Clinics<br />
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DEPARTMENTS<br />
22 Abstracts in Urgent Care<br />
24 Insights in Images<br />
34 Health Law<br />
36 Occupational Medicine<br />
37 Coding Q&A<br />
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