Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 341-343 , March 2004

Commentary

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.12.012

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 341-343 , March 2004