Bruises (cont.)
Medical Author:
Eileen Toloza, MD
Coauthor:
Jennifer Krawczyk, MD
Medical Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEPDr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident. IN THIS ARTICLEAuthors and EditorsAuthor:Eileen Toloza, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas at Houston School of Medicine.Coauthor(s): Jennifer Krawczyk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California at Irvine. Editors:Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Jerry Balentine, DO, Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Medical Director, Saint Barnabas Hospital. Last Editorial Review: 10/21/2005 Viewer Comments & ReviewsBruises - CausesThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What was the cause of your bruise? |
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