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Original Contributions

Characteristics of Patients with Recurrent Emergency Medical Services Utilization for Symptomatic Hypoglycemia in an Urban Setting

Laurel O’ConnorCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Ricky C. Kue
, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS &
Mark J. O’Connor
, MD
Pages 780-787 | Received 20 Dec 2018, Accepted 21 Feb 2019, Published online: 28 Mar 2019

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