Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 289-291 , September 2007

Acute Hemolytic Anemia With Acanthocytosis Associated With High-Dose Misoprostol for Medical Abortion

Received 31 May 2006 ,Revised 4 August 2006 ,Accepted 5 September 2006.

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 Supervising editor: John C. Moorhead, MD, MSFunding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that may create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.Available online November 3, 2006.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(06)02241-4

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.09.001

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 289-291 , September 2007

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