Point-of-Care Testing vs. Laboratory Testing during High Patient Volume Situations
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2332-1806,2332-1814
DOI: 10.4236/ojem.2019.74006