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Original Contributions

Determinants of Pediatric EMS Utilization in Children with High-Acuity Conditions

Casandra Quiñones
, MD,
Manish I. Shah
, MD, MSORCID Icon,
Andrea T. Cruz
, MD MPH,
Jeanine M. Graf
, MD,
Juan A. Mondragon
,
Elizabeth A. Camp
, PhD,
Pooja Reddy
&
Esther M. Sampayo
, MD MPHORCID Icon show all
Pages 676-690 | Published online: 22 Mar 2018

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