American Heart Journal
Volume 147, Issue 6 , Pages 985-990 , June 2004

Part II: sealing holes in the safety net

  • Eric D Peterson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) Coordinating Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, Duke Clinical Research Institute, PO Box 3236, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
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  • John W Hirshfeld Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa, USA
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  • T.Bruce Ferguson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Louisiana Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La, USA
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  • Judith M Kramer, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) Coordinating Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Robert M Califf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) Coordinating Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Larry G Kessler, ScD

      Affiliations

    • US Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Md, USA

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☆ Supported in part by an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics cooperative agreement (Grant # U18HS10548).Published online May 20, 2004.

PII: S0002-8703(04)00110-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.03.002

American Heart Journal
Volume 147, Issue 6 , Pages 985-990 , June 2004

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