Pediatric Emergency Department Overcrowding and Impact on Patient Flow Outcomes
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Academic Emergency Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1069-6563,1553-2712
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00224.x