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Original Article

C HARACTERISTICS OF F ATAL A MBULANCE C RASHES IN THE U NITED S TATES : A N 11- YEAR R ETROSPECTIVE A NALYSIS

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Pages 261-269 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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