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Prehospital EMS Treatment of Pediatric Asthma and What Happens Before Help Arrives?

Robert E. Sapien Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Jodi Lapidus New Mexico Asthma Project, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Lori Coors Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Shirley J. Murphy Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pages 477-481 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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