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Controlled Studies in the Prehospital Setting: A Viable, Important Venue for Clinical Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Paul E. Pepe
Paul E. Pepe
Affiliation:
President, National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians (NAEMSP); Director, Emergency Medical Services, City of Houston, andBaylor College of Medicine.
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , September 1990 , pp. 285 - 288
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Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1990

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