The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 706-713 , June 2011

Issues of Concern to Emergency Physicians in Pre-Retirement Years: A Survey

  • Richard Goldberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Richard Goldberg, md, facep, Department of Emergency Medicine, LAC-USC Medical Center, 1200 N. State, Los Angeles, CA 90033
    • ,
  • Harold Thomas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
    • ,
  • Louis Penner, PHD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Practice, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Received 12 March 2009 ,Revised 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 29 August 2009.

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 This work was funded by an American College of Emergency Physicians Section Grant.

PII: S0736-4679(09)00745-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.08.020

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 706-713 , June 2011

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