Preparing hospitals for toxicological mass casualties events.

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Published in Crit Care Med on May 01, 1999

Authors

I Tur-Kaspa1, E I Lev, I Hendler, R Siebner, Y Shapira, J Shemer

Author Affiliations

1: Barzilai Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel.

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