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. 2002 May;78(919):283–285. doi: 10.1136/pmj.78.919.283

A three year prospective audit of 212 presentations to the emergency department after electrical injury with a management protocol

N Blackwell 1, J Hayllar 1
PMCID: PMC1742340  PMID: 12151571

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