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Explains disorders, who is likely to get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how they might be prevented, and how they can be treated; also provides information about prognosis.
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Editors of the Online Version

Robert S. Porter, MD, Editor-In-Chief

Justin L. Kaplan, MD, Senior Assistant Editor

EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE ONLINE VERSION

Richard K. Albert, MD

Marjorie A. Bowman, MD, MPA

Glenn D. Braunstein, MD

Sidney Cohen, MD

Linda Emanuel, PhD

Jan Fawcett, MD

Eugene P. Frenkel, MD

Susan L. Hendrix, DO

Michael Jacewicz, MD

Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Gerald L. Mandell, MD

Judith S. Palfrey, MD

Albert A. Rundio, Jr., PhD

David A. Spain, MD

Paul H. Tanser, MD

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