Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 733-738 , December 2007

The Need for Emergency Medicine Resident Training in Forensic Medicine

  • Jennifer L. Wiler, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Jennifer L. Wiler, MD, MBA, Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Mail Stop 1011, 245 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102; 215-762-2368, fax 215-762-1302
    • ,
  • Heatherlee Bailey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

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 Supervising editors: Troy E. Madsen, MD; Brian H. Rowe, MD, MScFunding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that may create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.Publication date: Available online May 11, 2007.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(07)00281-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.02.020

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 733-738 , December 2007

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