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Analysis of Emergency Medical Services Activations in Shenandoah National Park from 2003 to 2007

Janna Baker From the Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (JB, MPMcK), Washington, DC.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD &
Mary Pat McKay From the Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (JB, MPMcK), Washington, DC.
, MD, MPH
Pages 182-186 | Received 11 Aug 2009, Accepted 02 Dec 2009, Published online: 03 Mar 2010

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