Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 136-149 , July 2003

How to find evidence when you need it, part 4: Matching clinical questions to appropriate databases

Received 7 October 2002 ,Revised 20 January 2003 ,Accepted 31 January 2003.

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☆ The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

☆☆ Address for reprints: Peter C. Wyer, MD, 446 Pelhamdale Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803; E-mail pwyer@att.net .

PII: S0196-0644(03)00341-X

doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.255

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 136-149 , July 2003

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