Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 123-125 , August 2010

Bedside Biliary Sonography: Advancement and Future Horizons

  • Timothy B. Jang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Timothy Jang, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W Carson St, D-9A, Torrance, CA 90509; 310-222-3500, fax 310-212-6101

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 Supervising editor: William R. Mower, MD, PhD

 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 17, 2010.

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PII: S0196-0644(10)00278-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.03.031

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 123-125 , August 2010

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