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Original Contributions

Information Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma Patients

, MD, MPH, , MD, , MD & , MD
Pages 280-285 | Received 06 Nov 2008, Accepted 19 Dec 2008, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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