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. 2021 Sep 20;193(37):E1462.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210354.

Air ambulance transport

Eric Sy  1 , Terrance Ross  2
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Air ambulance transport

Eric Sy et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Eric Sy is a STARS Air Ambulance Transport Physician. Terrance Ross is a STARS Air Ambulance Transport Physician and medical director of the STARS Regina base.

Comment in

  • Transport par ambulance aérienne.
    Sy E, Ross T. Sy E, et al. CMAJ. 2021 Nov 22;193(46):E1791-E1792. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210354-f. CMAJ. 2021. PMID: 34810169 Free PMC article. French. No abstract available.

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