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Focus On Pediatrics

Prehospital Administration of Epinephrine in Pediatric Anaphylaxis

Eli CarrilloCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
H. Gene Hern
, MD &
Joseph Barger
, MD
Pages 239-244 | Published online: 10 Nov 2015

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