Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 27-31 , January 2005

One resident perspective: Resident education and the pharmaceutical industry: One resident perspective: Resident education and the pharmaceutical industry

  • Corita R. Grudzen, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Corita R. Grudzen, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, 1st Avenue and 27th Street, New York, NY 10016; 917-204-5855, fax 718-381-9057

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 The author reports this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Reprints not available from the author.

PII: S0196-0644(04)01463-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.09.018

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 27-31 , January 2005

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