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Education and Practice

Variability in the Treatment of Prehospital Hypoglycemia: A Structured Review of EMS Protocols in the United States

Pages 524-530 | Received 04 Oct 2015, Accepted 16 Nov 2015, Published online: 01 Mar 2016

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