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Preliminary Reports

Pilot Test of the SALT Mass Casualty Triage System

, MD, , MD, , PA, EMT-P, , MA, PA, EMT-P, , MD, PhD & , MD
Pages 536-540 | Received 31 Oct 2008, Accepted 19 Dec 2008, Published online: 09 Sep 2009

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