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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Jason Mitchell*
Affiliation:
University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Alta.
Gerald Lazarenko
Affiliation:
University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Alta.
*
50 Bearspaw Way, Calgary AB T3R 1A4; [email protected]

Abstract

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Type
Knowledge Applied to Practice Application des connaissances à la pratique
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2008

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