Beyond the freedom to refuse patient: A retrospective comparative study of emergency transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC13349190 · PMID 42424312

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Although the comparison area showed an increasing trend, the target area showed an unchanged trend during the pandemic in Group 2.

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