Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 236-238 , September 2000

Easier Breathing?

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☆ Reprints not available from the author. Address for correspondence: Rita K. Cydulka, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Room S1-203, Cleveland, OH 44109; 216-778-5088; E-mail: rcydulka@metrohealth.org.

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2000.109687

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 236-238 , September 2000

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