Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 155-161 , February 2000

The role of emergency physicians in the care of the child in school

Received 1 June 1999 ,Revised 22 October 1999 ,Accepted 15 November 1999.

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 This article was developed by the School Health Task Force of the ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 155-161 , February 2000