Reduction in laboratory turnaround time decreases emergency room length of stay
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The effect of an ambulance diversion ban on emergency department length of stay and ambulance turnaround time.
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Access Emergency Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1179-1500
DOI: 10.2147/oaem.s155988