The future of emergency medicine: An evolutionary perspective

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 490-495

  Sklar, David P ^a   Handel, Daniel A ^b   Hoekstra, James ^c   Baren, Jill M ^d,e   Zink, Brian ^f   Hedges, Jerris R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Society for Academic Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 77649247683     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ccb628     Document Type: Article

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