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Subspecialization in emergency medicine: Where do we go from here?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Douglas Sinclair*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Abstract

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Commentary • Commentaire
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2005

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