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Interruptions in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation From Paramedic Endotracheal Intubation
03 July 2009
Study objective: Emergency cardiac care guidelines emphasize treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest with continuous uninterrupted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chest compressions. Paramedics in the...
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Henry E. Wang,
Scott J. Simeone,
Matthew D. Weaver,
Clifton W. Callaway
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Full-length article
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pages 645-652.e1
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Do Not Pardon the Interruption
03 August 2009
SEE RELATED ARTICLE, P. 645.
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Bentley J. Bobrow,
Daniel W. Spaite
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Editorial
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pages 653-655
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Passive Oxygen Insufflation Is Superior to Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation for Witnessed Ventricular Fibrillation Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
07 August 2009
Study objective: Assisted ventilation may adversely affect out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes. Passive ventilation offers an alternate method of oxygen delivery for these patients. We compare the...
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Bentley J. Bobrow,
Gordon A. Ewy,
Lani Clark,
Vatsal Chikani,
Robert A. Berg,
Arthur B. Sanders,
Tyler F. Vadeboncoeur,
Ronald W. Hilwig,
Karl B. Kern
et al.
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Full-length article
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pages 656-662.e1
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Correction Notice
In the August 2009 issue, in the article by Ruygrok et al (“Validation of 3 Termination of Resuscitation Criteria for Good Neurologic Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest,”; pages 239-247), t...
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Erratum
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page 662
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The Out-of-Hospital Validation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule by Paramedics
27 April 2009
Study objective: We designed the Canadian C-Spine Rule for the clinical clearance of the cervical spine, without need for diagnostic imaging, in alert and stable trauma patients. Emergency physicians ...
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Christian Vaillancourt,
Ian G. Stiell,
Tammy Beaudoin,
Justin Maloney,
Andrew R. Anton,
Paul Bradford,
Ed Cain,
Andrew Travers,
Matt Stempien,
Martin Lees,
Doug Munkley,
Erica Battram,
Jane Banek,
George A. Wells
et al.
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Full-length article
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pages 663-671.e1
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| Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club |
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Journal Club: Clinical Prediction Rules
Editor's Capsule Summary for Vaillancourt et al What is already known on this topic: Previous out-of-hospital studies indicate that selective spinal immobilization may miss patients with cervical inju...
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Tyler W. Barrett,
David L. Schriger
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Short communication
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pages 672-673
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| Emergency Medical Services |
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CARES: Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival
27 April 2009
Despite 3 decades of scientific progress, rates of survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remain low. The Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) was created to provide communities w...
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Bryan McNally,
Allen Stokes,
Allison Crouch,
Arthur L. Kellermann,
CARES Surveillance Group
et al.
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Short communication
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pages 674-683.e2
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| Education |
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Improved Medical Student Satisfaction and Test Performance With a Simulation-Based Emergency Medicine Curriculum: A Randomized Controlled Trial
27 April 2009
Study objective: We determine the effect of a simulation-based curriculum on fourth-year medical student test performance and satisfaction during an emergency medicine clerkship. Methods: This was a r...
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Raymond P. Ten Eyck,
Matthew Tews,
John M. Ballester
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Full-length article
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pages 684-691
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Use of a Battery-Operated Needle Driver for Intraosseous Access by Novice Users: Skill Acquisition With Cadavers
30 July 2009
Study objectives: We determine skill acquisition and performance by using a battery-operated, intraosseous needle driver in cadavers. Methods: This was a prospective study of the EZ-IO, a battery-oper...
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Richard M. Levitan,
Charles D. Bortle,
Thomas A. Snyder,
David A. Nitsch,
James T. Pisaturo,
Kenneth H. Butler
et al.
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Full-length article
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pages 692-694
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| Infectious Disease |
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How Common is MRSA in Adult Septic Arthritis?
10 August 2009
Study objective: We determine the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in adult septic arthritis patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). Methods: This was a c...
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Bradley W. Frazee,
Christopher Fee,
Larry Lambert
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Full-length article
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pages 695-700
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Correction
In the September 2009 Research Forum supplement, in abstract 6 by Green, (“Effect of Hyperlactatemia on the Likelihood of In-patient Mortality for Patients with a Normal and Abnormal Anion Gap”; page ...
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Erratum
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page 700
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Fatal Toxic Shock Syndrome From an Intrauterine Device
06 July 2009
Toxic shock syndrome is a rare toxin-mediated condition that can rapidly produce multiorgan failure and severe shock. Toxic shock syndrome has been previously recognized in various clinical situations...
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Cameron D. Klug,
C. Ryan Keay,
Adit A. Ginde
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Short communication
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pages 701-703
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Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Members of the American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Committee (Oversight Committee):
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Devorah J. Nazarian,
Orin L. Eddy,
Thomas W. Lukens,
Scott D. Weingart,
Wyatt W. Decker
et al.
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Review article
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pages 704-731
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Hospitalized Patients With Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection—California, April-May, 2009
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalized patients with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection—California, April-May, 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009;58:536-541.]
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Literature alert
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pages 732-734
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Commentary
[Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:734-736.]
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Kuan-Fu Chen,
Charlotte Gaydos,
Richard E. Rothman
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Discussion
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pages 734-736
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| Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine |
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The Efficacy of Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Severe Trauma
16 March 2009
Study objective: The use of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) in severe trauma is controversial. This evidence-based emergency medicine review evaluates the existing evidence about the efficac...
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Daniel K. Nishijima,
Shahriar Zehtabchi
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Full-length article
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pages 737-744.e1
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Rhythm Control With Electrocardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
27 January 2009
This is a systematic review abstract, a regular feature of the Annals' Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine (EBEM) series. Each features an abstract of a systematic review from the Cochrane Database of S...
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Latha G. Stead,
Lekshmi Vaidyanathan
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Editorial
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pages 745-747
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Does the Clinical Examination Predict Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease?
30 January 2009
This is a rational clinical examination abstract, a regular feature of the Annals' Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine (EBEM) series. Each features an abstract of a rational clinical examination review ...
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William Kenneth Milne,
Andrew Worster
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Editorial
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pages 748-750
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| How Scientific Journals Work |
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Letters, We've Got Letters…
26 June 2009
[Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:751-752.]
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David T. Overton,
John C. Moorhead
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Editorial
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pages 751-752
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| Change of Shift |
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Point of the Ploughshare
[Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:753.]
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Keith Raymond
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Editorial
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page 753
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Night Shift
[Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:754-755.]
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Rebecca Jeanmonod
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Editorial
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pages 754-755
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| Images in Emergency Medicine |
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Psychotic Woman With Painful Abdominal Distension
[Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:756.]
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Malcolm Lemyze,
Richard Chaaban,
François Collet
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Short survey
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page 756
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| Correspondence |
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Life-Threatening Cardiac Toxicity After Chewing Inverted Nut (Pinang-Wang)
A 51-year-old man collapsed after chewing a pinang-wang due to curiosity. He was transported to our emergency department (ED) presenting with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Quick paddle look showed v...
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Chun-Jen Chou,
Ho-Ming Su,
Hei-Hwa Lee,
Ying-Chin Ko,
Ping-Ho Chen,
Bai-Hsiun Chen
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Correspondence
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pages 757-758
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Additional Information on Taser Safety
Controversy continues regarding the safety of conducted electrical weapons, commonly known by the brand name Taser. This important discussion often pivots on the question of cardiac safety: whether, a...
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William P. Bozeman
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Correspondence
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pages 758-759
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| Book and Media Reviews |
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Book review
Simply stated, this is not your average textbook. Dr. Brian Rowe, his co-editors and contributors, have masterfully designed a book to “answer the direct, give-me-the-bottom-line questions emergency p...
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Samuel D. Luber
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Book review
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page 760
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Book review
Clinical Emergency Radiology is designed as an introductory and reference textbook specifically for emergency physicians and the editor and contributing authors are well-recognized experts in emergenc...
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Alice M. Mitchell
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Book review
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pages 760-761
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Errata
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Erratum
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page 761
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Expanded Table of Contents/Expanded Contents
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Contents list
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page A3
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Masthead
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Editorial board
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pages A13-A14
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What's Coming in Annals ● December 2009
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Contents list
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page A16
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| News and Perspective |
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Blood Warrants in the Emergency Department: Police, Hospitals, Staff Debate Forced Blood Draws from Drunk Driving Suspects
Police are increasingly leaning on emergency department (ED) staff to collect blood samples from suspected drunk drivers, and physicians, nurses and administrators are sometimes bristling at the ethic...
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Paige Hewitt
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News
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page A21
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Physicians, Professional Organizations Face Specialty Certification Changes
The movement to measure and improve quality and performance is coming to emergency medicine via changes in board certification, and its arrival is placing pressure on individual physicians and special...
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Maryn McKenna
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News
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pages A22-A24
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Med Schools, Training Programs Eschew Pharma Funds
While physician certification is being tied to quality efforts, one source of physician education funding is coming under increasing scrutiny.
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Maryn McKenna
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News
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pages A24-A25
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Information for Readers
Annals of Emergency Medicine is the official publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians (www.acep.org). The journal is provided to all ACEP members as a membership benefit. For inform...
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Miscellaneous
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page A26
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Manuscript Submission Agreement
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Miscellaneous
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page A31
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Calendar
Introduction to Abdominal Sonography. November 2-4, 2009. St Pete Beach, FL. Sponsor: Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute Inc. Fee: $1,315.00 – $1,355.00. Contact: Lori Green, 4615 Gulf Blvd, #205, St Pete...
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Calendar
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pages A33-A49
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Classified 2009 Advertising Rates & Information: New Value-Added Feature—Your Ad Online at no Additional Cost!
Ads and complete payments must be received in writing by the issue's deadline date. These deadlines apply to insertions, cancellations, and changes.
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Advertisement
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page A50
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Classified
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pages A51-A73
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