Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 373-374 , April 2008

Esophageal Coin Ingestion: Going Low Tech

  • Gregory P. Conners, MD, MPH, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Gregory P. Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 655, Rochester, NY 14642; 585-463-2970, fax 585-463-2969

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 Supervising editor: Steven M. Green, MDFunding 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 author has stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.Publication dates: Available online January 11, 2008.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(07)01677-0

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.10.018

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 373-374 , April 2008

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