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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Brian Deady*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC
Clarissa Wallace
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC
William Siu
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Imaging, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC
*
Emergency Department, Royal Columbian Hospital, 330 East Columbia St., New Westminster BC V3L 3W7; [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 2007

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