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Oxygen saturation: a crucial “vital sign” being neglected

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Sam Campbell  and
Ward Patrick
Sam Campbell
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Ward Patrick
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

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Type
Letters • Courrier
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , July 2002 , pp. 244
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2002

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