Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 268-269 , February 2009

Commentary: Blessings and Curses

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.006

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 268-269 , February 2009

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