Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 652-656 , May 2004

Career options in aerospace and aviation medicine

  • Clare Atzema, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Toronto, Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Clare Atzema, MD, University of Toronto, Royal College Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room BG-13, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 416-390-0739
    • ,
  • Vincent Poirier, MDCM, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • McGill University Health Center, Aviation Medicine Program, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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☆ Section EditorClare Atzema, MDUniversity of Toronto, Royal College Emergency Medicine ResidencyTraining ProgramToronto, Ontario, CanadaThe authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(04)00178-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.02.015

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 652-656 , May 2004

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