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. 2021 Apr 9;22(3):736-738.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.1.49527.

Financial Implications of Boarding: A Call for Research

Maureen M Canellas  1 , Kevin A Kotkowski  1 , Sean S Michael  2 , Martin A Reznek  1
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Financial Implications of Boarding: A Call for Research

Maureen M Canellas et al. West J Emerg Med. .
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Conflicts of Interest: By the WestJEM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. No author has professional or financial relationships with any companies that are relevant to this study. There are no conflicts of interest or sources of funding to declare.

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