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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A C ASE S ERIES A NALYSIS OF M ASS C ASUALTY I NCIDENTS

Charles C. Branas Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CCB); Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (RFS); and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia (ADP).
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Ronald F. Sing Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CCB); Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (RFS); and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia (ADP).
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Andrew D. Perron Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CCB); Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (RFS); and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia (ADP).
Pages 299-304 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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