Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 825-826 , June 2009

Commentary: Pedestrians: Truly Vulnerable Road Users

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 Section editors: Mary Pat McKay, MD, MPH; Todd Thoma, MD; Chris Kahn, MD, MPH; Catherine S. Gotschall, ScD

PII: S0196-0644(09)00371-0

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.04.003

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 53, Issue 6 , Pages 825-826 , June 2009

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