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Focus on EMS Transport

Epidemiology of Pediatric Transports andNon-Transports in an Urban Emergency Medical Services System

, MD, , MD,MPH,MBA, , MD, , PhD & , DO,MBA
Pages 403-407 | Received 12 Dec 2007, Accepted 24 Mar 2007, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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