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Education andPractice

Strategies to Improve Sleep During Extended Search andRescue Operations

, MD, MSc, , MD, , MD, MSc & , MD
Pages 230-233 | Received 06 Sep 2006, Accepted 08 Dec 2006, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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