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Focus on Pediatric EMS

Safety Events in High Risk Prehospital Neonatal Calls

, MD, , MD, MCR, , MD, MSHS, , MPH, , PhD & , MD, MPH
Pages 34-40 | Received 01 Aug 2016, Accepted 21 Jun 2017, Published online: 31 Aug 2017

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