The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 19-22 , January 2007

Changes in heart rate do not correlate with changes in pain intensity in emergency department patients

  • Philip Bossart, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Philip Bossart, md, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 1150 Moran Building, 175 North Medical Drive East, SLC, UT 84132
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  • Dave Fosnocht, MD
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  • Eric Swanson, MD

Received 10 May 2004 ,Revised 18 October 2005 ,Accepted 31 May 2006.

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PII: S0736-4679(06)00630-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.05.029

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 19-22 , January 2007

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