In-flight deaths during commercial air travel. How big is the problem?

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Published in JAMA on April 01, 1988

Authors

R O Cummins1, P J Chapman, D A Chamberlain, J A Schubach, P E Litwin

Author Affiliations

1: Center for the Evaluation of Emergency Medical Services, King County Department of Public Health, Seattle, WA 98104.

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