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Original Contributions

Basic Life Support Access to Injectable Epinephrine across the United States

Ian D. Brasted
, BS &
Michael W. DaileyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 442-447 | Received 03 Nov 2016, Accepted 01 Feb 2017, Published online: 24 Mar 2017

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