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Original Contributions

State Requirements for Physician Emergency Medical Services Providers

Christopher Jason Fullagar From the Department of Emergency Medicine (CJF, NHP), SUNY Upstate Medical University (NA), Syracuse, New York; James Cook University, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences (LHB), Townsville, Australia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Hospital Queens (NA), Flushing, New York.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD,
N. Heramba Prasad From the Department of Emergency Medicine (CJF, NHP), SUNY Upstate Medical University (NA), Syracuse, New York; James Cook University, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences (LHB), Townsville, Australia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Hospital Queens (NA), Flushing, New York.
, MD,
Lawrence H. Brown From the Department of Emergency Medicine (CJF, NHP), SUNY Upstate Medical University (NA), Syracuse, New York; James Cook University, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences (LHB), Townsville, Australia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Hospital Queens (NA), Flushing, New York.
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Nelson Anaya From the Department of Emergency Medicine (CJF, NHP), SUNY Upstate Medical University (NA), Syracuse, New York; James Cook University, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences (LHB), Townsville, Australia; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Hospital Queens (NA), Flushing, New York.
, MD
Pages 164-166 | Received 05 Oct 2009, Accepted 04 Nov 2009, Published online: 03 Mar 2010

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