Drive-Through Medicine: A Novel Proposal for Rapid Evaluation of Patients During an Influenza Pandemic

 Supervising editor: Ellen J. Weber, MD

 Author contributions: EAW, JN, and GHG conceived the study. EAW, JN, GHG, and JVQ designed the trial. EAW, JN, and GHG supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. JVQ provided statistical advice on study design and analyzed the data. EAW drafted the article, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. EAW takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

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 Publication date: Available online January 15, 2010.

PII: S0196-0644(09)01799-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.11.025

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