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Research Article

Ten-Year Trends in Intoxications and Requests for Emergency Ambulance Service

, PhD, MPH, , Prof em PhD, , MD, , MD, , Prof MD, , MD & , MD show all
Pages 497-504 | Received 29 Mar 2012, Accepted 22 Apr 2012, Published online: 27 Jul 2012

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