Prehospital management of evolving critical illness by the primary care provider

Chest

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1216-1221

  Ellis, Kerri A ^a   Hosseinnezhad, Alireza ^b   Ullah, Ashfaq ^b   Vinagre, Yuka Marie ^b   Baker, Stephen P ^c   Lilly, Craig M ^c  

^a UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b St Vincent Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84885091950     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2906     Document Type: Article

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