Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 304-308 , September 2006

Current Status of Peer Review at Annals of Emergency Medicine

  • Steven M. Green, MD

      Affiliations

    • Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Steven M. Green, MD, Loma Linda University Medical Center A-108, 11234 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354. 909-558-4085
    • ,
  • Michael L. Callaham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

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 Funding and support: The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

PII: S0196-0644(06)01015-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.07.009

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 304-308 , September 2006

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