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Emergency departments reduce admissions
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1757-7241
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-19-s2-p17