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Editorial Comments on “Y2K Medical Disaster Preparedness in New York City: Confidence of Emergency Department Directors in their Ability to Respond”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2017

Samuel J. Stratton
Affiliation:
HarborUCLA Medical Center and The Los Angeles County EMS AgencyLos Angeles, CaliforniaUSA

Abstract

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Article Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2001

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