Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 169-174 , August 2004

Presenting at journal club: a guide

  • Clare Atzema, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Clare Atzema, MD, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room BG-13, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada

Received 26 February 2004 ,Revised 30 March 2004 ,Accepted 31 March 2004.

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☆ The author reports this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

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PII: S0196-0644(04)00336-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.03.035

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 169-174 , August 2004

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