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PRILIMINARY REPORTS

P EDIATRIC C RITICAL C ARE T RANSPORT —T HE S AFETY OF THE J OURNEY : A F IVE-YEAR R EVIEW OF V EHICULAR C OLLISIONS I NVOLVING P EDIATRIC AND N EONATAL T RANSPORT T EAMS

Brent R. King Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas (BRK); and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Emergency Transport Services, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (GAW).
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George A. Woodward Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas (BRK); and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Emergency Transport Services, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (GAW).
Pages 449-454 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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