Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 121-125 , August 2006

Hospital-Based Emergency Care: A Future Without Boarding?

  • Brent R. Asplin, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Brent R. Asplin, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101

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 Supervising editor: Michael L. Callaham, MDFunding 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)00875-4

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.06.018

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 121-125 , August 2006