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Patient andPhysician Perspectives on Ambulance Utilization

Sharon L. Jacob St. Luke's Hospital, Emergency Medicine Residency, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
, MD, MPH,
Jeanne Jacoby St. Luke's Hospital, Emergency Medicine Residency, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
, MD,
Michael Heller St. Luke's Hospital, Emergency Medicine Residency, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
, MD &
Jill Stoltzfus St. Luke's Hospital, Emergency Medicine Residency, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
, PhD
Pages 176-181 | Received 29 Nov 2006, Accepted 20 Aug 2007, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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