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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Professor Joost J. L. M. Bierens MD, PhD, MCDM (Professor in Emergency Medicine Member, medical committee, International Life Saving Federation, Advisory board, Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Member, Medical Commission Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution)

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Joost J. L. M. Bierens MD, PhD, MCDM (Professor in Emergency Medicine Member, medical committee, International Life Saving Federation, Advisory board, Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Member, Medical Commission Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution) (Professor in Emergency Medicine Member, medical committee, International Life Saving Federation, Advisory board, Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Member, Medical Commission Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution)

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Bierens, J.J.L.M. (2006). History. In: Bierens, J.J.L.M. (eds) Handbook on Drowning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29656-5_1

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