Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 452-455 , April 2005

Medical Record Reviews in Emergency Medicine: The Blessing and the Curse

  • Steven R. Lowenstein, MD, MPH

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Steven R. Lowenstein, MD, MPH, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Box B-215, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262; 303-372-5500, fax 303-372-5528

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

PII: S0196-0644(05)00141-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.01.032

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 452-455 , April 2005

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