Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 114-119 , January 2004

Residents' perspective

  • Ann Burelbach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco–Fresno, Fresno, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Matthew R Lewin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Marc Shalit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco–Fresno, Fresno, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Geoff Stroh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco–Fresno, Fresno, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Geoff Stroh, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco–Fresno, Room 275, 445 South Cedar Avenue, Fresno, CA 93702; 559-459-5105, fax 559-459-3844

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☆ Section EditorClare Atzema, MDUniversity of Toronto, Royal College Emergency MedicinePostgraduate Training ProgramToronto, Ontario, CanadaThe authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

PII: S0196-0644(03)00753-4

doi: 10.1016/S0196-0644(03)00753-4

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 114-119 , January 2004

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