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Air Versus Ground Transport of the Major Trauma Patient: A Natural Experiment

Jennifer McVey Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University (JMcV, DAP, JMT), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, QEII Health Science Centre (JMcV, DAP, JMT), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Correspondence[email protected]
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David A. Petrie Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University (JMcV, DAP, JMT), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, QEII Health Science Centre (JMcV, DAP, JMT), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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John M. Tallon Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University (JMcV, DAP, JMT), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, QEII Health Science Centre (JMcV, DAP, JMT), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Pages 45-50 | Received 27 Feb 2009, Accepted 15 Jun 2009, Published online: 30 Nov 2009

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