ER24/1 !: The greatest emergency of our time.
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SUBMITTER: van Ee EPX
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10728227 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun
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ER24/1 !: The greatest emergency of our time.
van Ee Elaine Pei-Jing Xiao-Wei EPX Barker Nicolas D John NDJ Barker John Howard JH
European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society 20230627 6
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