Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 273-274 , March 2007

If You Want to Fix Crowding, Start by Fixing Your Hospital

  • 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; 651-254-4788, fax 651-254-5216
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  • David J. Magid, MD, MPH

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 Supervising editor: Robert K. Knopp, MD

 Funding and support: Dr. Asplin's work was supported by grant number K08-HS13007 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(07)00072-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.01.012

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 273-274 , March 2007

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