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An Evidence-based Guideline for the Air Medical Transportation of Prehospital Trauma Patients

Stephen H. Thomas
, MD, MPH, FACEP,
Kathleen M. BrownCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Zoë J. Oliver
, MD, CCFP (EM),
Daniel W. Spaite
, MD, FACEP,
Benjamin J. Lawner
, DO, EMT-P, FAAEM,
Ritu Sahni
, MD, MPH,
Tasmeen S. Weik
, DrPH, MPH,
Yngve Falck-Ytter
, MD, AGAF,
Joseph L. Wright
, MD, MPH &
Eddy S. Lang
, MDCM, CCFP (EM) show all
Pages 35-44 | Published online: 26 Nov 2013

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