Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 114-120 , June 2006

Pediatric Education and Training of Prehospital Providers: A Critical Analysis

  • Pavan P. Zaveri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Pavan P. Zaveri, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010.
    • ,
  • Dewesh Agrawal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC

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PII: S1522-8401(06)00020-6

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.03.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 114-120 , June 2006

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