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C ONCORDANCE OF F IELD AND E MERGENCY D EPARTMENT A SSESSMENT IN THE P REHOSPITAL M ANAGEMENT OF P ATIENTS WITH D YSPNEA

Charles N. Pozner Department of Emergency Medicine (CNP, NS, JPH), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Finch University and the Chicago Medical School (ML), North Chicago, Illinois.
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Michael Levine Department of Emergency Medicine (CNP, NS, JPH), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Finch University and the Chicago Medical School (ML), North Chicago, Illinois.
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Nathan Shapiro Department of Emergency Medicine (CNP, NS, JPH), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Finch University and the Chicago Medical School (ML), North Chicago, Illinois.
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John P. Hanrahan Department of Emergency Medicine (CNP, NS, JPH), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Finch University and the Chicago Medical School (ML), North Chicago, Illinois.
Pages 440-444 | Published online: 28 Aug 2009

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