Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 6 , Pages 732-736 , June 2008

Disability Issues in Emergency Physicians

  • Douglas S. Binder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Douglas S. Binder, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM 87131; 505-272-3169, fax 505-272-4394
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  • David P. Sklar, MD

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 Funding 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 might 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.

 Supervising editor: Debra E. Houry, MD, MPH

 Reprints not available from the authors.

 Publication dates: Received for publication July 26, 2007. Revision received September 17, 2007. Accepted for publication September 20, 2007. Available online November 19, 2007.

PII: S0196-0644(07)01566-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.09.025

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 6 , Pages 732-736 , June 2008