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Original Contributions

Outcomes of Blunt Trauma Victims Transported by HEMS from Rural andUrban Scenes

, MD, MPH, FACEP, , MD, FACEP, , MD, MBA & , BS
Pages 383-388 | Received 13 Feb 2007, Accepted 13 Jun 2007, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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