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PRELIMINARY REPORTS

O UTCOME S TUDY OF M INORS AFTER P ARENTAL R EFUSAL OF P ARAMEDIC T RANSPORT

Andrew G. Seltzer Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego, Medical Center (AGS, GMV, TCC, JVD), and the San Diego Medical Services Enterprise (RF, JVD), San Diego, California.
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Gary M. Vilke Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego, Medical Center (AGS, GMV, TCC, JVD), and the San Diego Medical Services Enterprise (RF, JVD), San Diego, California.
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Theodore C. Chan Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego, Medical Center (AGS, GMV, TCC, JVD), and the San Diego Medical Services Enterprise (RF, JVD), San Diego, California.
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Roger Fisher Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego, Medical Center (AGS, GMV, TCC, JVD), and the San Diego Medical Services Enterprise (RF, JVD), San Diego, California.
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James V. Dunford Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego, Medical Center (AGS, GMV, TCC, JVD), and the San Diego Medical Services Enterprise (RF, JVD), San Diego, California.
Pages 278-283 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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