Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 756-761 , June 2007

Pay for Performance in Emergency Medicine

  • Rishi Sikka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Rishi Sikka, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Dowling 1 South, 818 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118; 617-414-4849, fax 617-414-7759

Received 19 April 2006 ,Revised 19 June 2006 ,Accepted 20 June 2006.

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 Supervising editor: David J. Magid, MD, MPHFunding and support: The author reports this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Reprints not available from the author.Publication dates: Available online September 15, 2006.

PII: S0196-0644(06)00887-0

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.06.032

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 756-761 , June 2007

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