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Original Contributions

Analysis of Prehospital Administration of Blood Products to Pediatric Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan

Pages 615-619 | Received 27 Jul 2020, Accepted 25 Aug 2020, Published online: 09 Oct 2020

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