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Education and Practice

Emergency Medical and Health Providers' Perceptions of Key Issues in Prehospital Patient Safety

Lynda Atack School of Community and Health Studies (LA) and the Applied Research and Innovation Centre (JM), Centennial College, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.Correspondence[email protected]
, RN, PhD &
Janet Maher School of Community and Health Studies (LA) and the Applied Research and Innovation Centre (JM), Centennial College, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
, PhD
Pages 95-102 | Received 20 May 2009, Accepted 14 Jul 2009, Published online: 30 Nov 2009

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