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Focus on the EMS Workforce

Comparison of Public Safety Provider Injury Rates

, MD, , MD, MS, , PhD & , PhD, CSCS
Pages 451-455 | Received 21 Feb 2009, Accepted 07 Apr 2009, Published online: 09 Sep 2009

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