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Universality: a call for compassion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Howard Ovens
Howard Ovens*
Affiliation:
Schwartz–Reisman Emergency Centre, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.

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Commentary • Commentaire
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , May 2002 , pp. 216 - 217
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2002

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