Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 388-389 , April 2001

Pediatric equipment availability and emergency preparedness

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☆ Address for reprints: James S. Seidel, MD, PhD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 West Carson Street, Box 21, Torrance, CA 90509; E-mail,seidelj@emedharbor.edu.

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.114068

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 388-389 , April 2001

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