Characteristics of Allergy-related Emergency Medical Calls: A Retrospective Dispatch-based Study

Špela Metličar; Tjaša Blatnik; Matej Strnad; Vesna Borovnik Lesjak

doi:10.2478/sjph-2025-0025

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