Theophylline concentrations in the emergency treatment of acute bronchial asthma
Charles L. Emerman
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, MD†Charles L. Emerman
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Richard M. Nowak
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, MDRichard M. Nowak
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Richard M. Nowak
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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- Address reprint requests to Richard Nowak, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Michael C. Tomlanovich
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Sam Yanari
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- the Division of Allergy and Immunology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Diana Sarkar
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
John A. Anderson
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, MDJohn A. Anderson
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- the Division of Allergy and Immunology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
†Presently with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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