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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

L ONG-TERM A IR M EDICAL S ERVICES S YSTEM P ERFORMANCE U SING APACHE-II AND M ORTALITY B ENCHMARKING

Robert Silbergleit University of Michigan Departments of Emergency Medicine (RS, MJL, RFM) and Surgery (REB), and University of Michigan Survival Flight (KN, MS, MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Richard E. Burney University of Michigan Departments of Emergency Medicine (RS, MJL, RFM) and Surgery (REB), and University of Michigan Survival Flight (KN, MS, MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Kris Nelson University of Michigan Departments of Emergency Medicine (RS, MJL, RFM) and Surgery (REB), and University of Michigan Survival Flight (KN, MS, MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Michael Snyder University of Michigan Departments of Emergency Medicine (RS, MJL, RFM) and Surgery (REB), and University of Michigan Survival Flight (KN, MS, MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Mark J. Lowell University of Michigan Departments of Emergency Medicine (RS, MJL, RFM) and Surgery (REB), and University of Michigan Survival Flight (KN, MS, MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Ronald F. Maio University of Michigan Departments of Emergency Medicine (RS, MJL, RFM) and Surgery (REB), and University of Michigan Survival Flight (KN, MS, MJL), Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Pages 195-198 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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