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Original Contributions

Exploration of Prehospital Vital Sign Trends for the Prediction of Trauma Outcomes

, PhD, , MD, , PhD & , PhD
Pages 286-294 | Received 17 Oct 2008, Accepted 20 Feb 2009, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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