Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 577-579 , May 2007

Commentary

  • Richard E. Rothman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Roland C. Merchant, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Medicine and Community Health, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.

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PII: S0196-0644(07)00355-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.03.002

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 577-579 , May 2007

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