Trauma Course for an Aerial Medical Transport System in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador
Francisco E Mora, Benjamin Nicholson, Jay Lovelady, Harrinder Dhindsa, Lina V Mata, Debbie Kleiman, Theresa Chin, Ashley King
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Mora FE, Nicholson B, Lovelady J, Dhindsa H, Mata LV, Kleiman D, Chin T, King A. Trauma Course for an Aerial Medical Transport System in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador. Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2012; 1 (1):1-5.
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