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Focus on Firefighter Physiology

Effect of Live-Fire Training Drills on Firefighters’ Platelet Number and Function

, PhD, , PhD, , MPP, , MD, , MD, , MD & , PhD show all
Pages 233-239 | Received 04 Sep 2010, Accepted 10 Sep 2010, Published online: 02 Mar 2011

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