Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 223-225 , February 2009

Thinking the Unthinkable

  • Robert A. De Lorenzo, MD, MSM

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: COL Robert A. De Lorenzo, MD, MSM, Department of Clinical Investigations, MCHE-CI, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Dr, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200; 210-916-1006, fax 210-916-2265

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 The opinions or assertions are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Army Medical Department or the Department of Defense.

 Supervising editor: Donald M. Yealy, MD

 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 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 date: Available online April 3, 2008.

 Reprints not available from the author.

PII: S0196-0644(08)00495-2

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.02.012

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 223-225 , February 2009

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