Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 131-134 , August 2006

Integrating Children Into Our Emergency Care System: Achieving the Vision

  • Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 1000 W. Carson Street, Box 21, Torrance, CA 90509; 310-222-3501, fax 310-782-1763

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 Supervising editor: Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPHFunding and support: The author reports this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Reprints not available from the author.

PII: S0196-0644(06)00868-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.06.012

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 131-134 , August 2006

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