Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 86-90 , July 1999

The Cochrane Library: A Resource for Clinical Problem Solving in Emergency Medicine

Received 18 August 1998 ,Revised 22 February 1999 ,Accepted 21 April 1999.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 86-90 , July 1999