Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 72-77 , January 1990

Injury control: A primer for physicians

    MD, FACEP
  • Ricardo Martinez

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Ricardo Martinez, MD, Emergency Services, H-1250, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, California 94305.

Received 7 March 1989 ,Revised 15 September 1989 ,Accepted 28 September 1989.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 72-77 , January 1990

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