Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 484-486 , October 2006

Pediatric Mental Health Emergencies in the Emergency Medical Services System

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 Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors June 2006. Published simultaneously in Pediatrics.

PII: S0196-0644(06)02075-0

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.08.015

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 484-486 , October 2006

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