Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 153-154 , August 2009

Moving Beyond Immobilization

  • David L. Schriger, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: David L. Schriger, MD, MPH, UCLA Emergency Center, UCLA School of Medicine, 757 Westwood Blvd, Suite 1517, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7402; 310-794-0586, Fax 310-794-0599

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 Publication date: Available online February 19, 2009.

 Supervising editor: Michael L. Callaham, MD

PII: S0196-0644(09)00030-4

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.038

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 153-154 , August 2009

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