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Original Research

Injury mortality and accessibility to emergency care in Japan: an observational epidemiological study

Takashi NakamuraCenter for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Masanobu OkayamaCenter for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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Masakazu AiharaCenter for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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Eiji KajiiCenter for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Pages 27-32 | Published online: 17 Apr 2014

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