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Received: 27 November 2017

Accepted: 5 March 2018

First Online: 14 March 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Submitted to and deemed exempt by the IRB (protocol# 1601415405) at Indiana University School of Medicine. However, verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to taking the survey. Participants were informed that this was a research study, the purpose, scope, length and its voluntary nature. They also had the opportunity to ask questions prior to deciding to participate. Additionally, before subjects could start the survey they had to read and acknowledge the following statement in the electronic survey before they could continue: “You are being asked to participate in a research project entitled “ED Provider Beliefs and Opinions Regarding Anxiety Associated Non-Cardiac Chest Pain”; which is being conducted by Paul Musey, a faculty member at Indiana University. This survey is anonymous. No one, including the researcher, will be able to associate your responses with your identity. Your participation is voluntary. You may choose not to take the survey or to stop responding at any time. Your completion of the survey serves as your voluntary agreement to participate in this research project.”

: Not applicable, all figures and tables were created by the authors.

: Paul Musey, MD - Research funding from Trevena, Inc. Jeffrey Kline, MD - Consultant to Janssen, Stago Diagnostica, Research funding from NIH, Mallingkrodt, Roche Diagnostics.

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