The Manchester Triage System in optimizing triage in adult general medical emergency patients: the Triage Project
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Optimizing triage and hospitalization in adult general medical emergency patients: the triage project
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc13257