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Chapter 76 - Germany

from Subpart VID - International – Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2017

By
Martin Mockel  and
Julia Searle
Edited by
Sharon E. Mace
Sharon E. Mace
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
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Observation Medicine
Principles and Protocols
 , pp. 413 - 416
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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