Air Medical Journal
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 152-153 , July 2008

Letter to the Editors

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PII: S1067-991X(08)00047-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2008.02.002

Air Medical Journal
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 152-153 , July 2008