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Evidence-Based Performance Measures for Emergency Medical Services Systems: A Model for Expanded EMS Benchmarking

A Statement Developed by the 2007 Consortium U.S. Metropolitan Municipalities' EMS Medical Directors (Appendix)

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Pages 141-151 | Received 12 Sep 2007, Accepted 12 Dec 2007, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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