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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Jason Mitchell  and
Gerald Lazarenko
Jason Mitchell
Affiliation:
University of Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alta.
Gerald Lazarenko
Affiliation:
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.

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Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , March 2009 , pp. 124 - 125
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Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2009

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