Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 390-391 , October 2008

The Chart is Dead—Long Live the Chart

  • Robert L. Wears, MD, MS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Robert L. Wears, MD, MS, 655 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209; 904-244-4405, fax 904-244-4508

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 Supervising editor: Michael L. Callaham, 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 May 1, 2008.

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PII: S0196-0644(08)00681-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.04.005

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 390-391 , October 2008

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