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Pediatric emergency care: Are family characteristics important?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Niranjan Kissoon*
Affiliation:
Acute and Critical Care Programs, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
*
University of British Columbia, Children’s Hospital, Rm. K4-105, 4480 Oak St., Vancouver BC V6H 3V4

Abstract

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Type
Commentary • Commentaire
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2006

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