Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 129-130 , September 2008

Toward Emergency Department Preparedness: One Step at a Time

  • Praveen Kumar, MBBS, DCH, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Praveen Kumar, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Prentice Pavilion, 333 East Superior St., Suite 404, Chicago, IL 60611-2950.

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PII: S1522-8401(08)00046-3

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2008.06.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 129-130 , September 2008

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