Wilderness Emergency Medical Services Medical Director Course: Core Content Developed With Delphi Technique
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The core content of emergency medical services medicine.
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عنوان ژورنال: Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1080-6032
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.07.012