Subcutaneous inflammation mimicking metastatic malignancy induced by injection of mistletoe extract.

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  • A I Finall
  • S A McIntosh
  • W D Thompson
چکیده

fresh air and a touch of humour. Thanks also to the members of the evaluating committee for taking the risk and having some fun together. Finally, thanks to Sarah Lafuente and Beatriz Serrano for help in the statistical analysis. Contributors: All authors designed the study. MA and MJB designed the good looking score. AT and AML are guarantors. Funding: None Competing interests: AT is a physician and AML is a surgeon. AT and MA have been happily married for 25 years. MA’s good looking score for AT was not requested to avoid any problems at home for Christmas. Ethical approval: Submitted to the institutional review board (IRB) but transferred for approval by the institutional beauty review (IBR), an ad hoc subcommittee of our institution.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMJ

دوره 333 7582  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006