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Journal Title: World Journal of Emergency Medicine - Year 2010, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Emergency medicine (EM) with a multi-disciplinary nature has been developing rapidly in recent years. Not only clinical emergency services play an important role in improving the quality of medical care and reducing the disability of patients, but the status of EM reflects the welfare of the people as well as the levels of socio-economy and science and technology of a nation.
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