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EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

EMTS' K NOWLEDGE R EGARDING T RANSMISSION OF I NFECTIOUS D ISEASE

Francis Mencl Department of Emergency Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio (FM, MB, MB); and the Division of Community Health Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio (LWG).
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Matthew Birkle Department of Emergency Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio (FM, MB, MB); and the Division of Community Health Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio (LWG).
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Michelle Blanda Department of Emergency Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio (FM, MB, MB); and the Division of Community Health Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio (LWG).
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Lowell W. Gerson Department of Emergency Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio (FM, MB, MB); and the Division of Community Health Sciences, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio (LWG).
Pages 57-61 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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