What the PHECC: An Introduction to Pre-Hospital Emergency Care

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  • Jack Collins School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

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Medicine

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2013-01-01

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Collins, J. (2013). What the PHECC: An Introduction to Pre-Hospital Emergency Care. Trinity Student Medical Journal , 14(1), Page 25–30. Retrieved from https://ojs.tchpc.tcd.ie/index.php/tsmj/article/view/1780

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