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Education and Practice

Do Emergency Medical Services Professionals Think They Should Participate in Disease Prevention?

, PhD, , BS, NREMT-P & , MD, MPH
Pages 64-70 | Received 29 Apr 2008, Accepted 06 Aug 2008, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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