Problems with Transferring Major Trauma Patients to Emergency Medical Center of a University Hospital from Another Medical Center
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Han, Sang-Soo
(Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine)
Jung, Kyoung-Won (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine) Kwon, Jun-Sik (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine) Kim, Ji-Young (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine) Choi, Sang-Cheon (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine) Lee, Kug-Jong (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine) |
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