universal factors affecting emergency department crowding
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Universal Factors Affecting Emergency Department Crowding
I read with great interest the article entitled “Application of Queuing Analytic Theory to Decrease Waiting Times in Emergency Department: Does it Make Sense?” in the autumn issue of Archives of Trauma Research (1). As an emergency physician in the United States, I can share the frustration of the authors that throughput of patients in the emergency department can often be hindered by numerous ...
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archives of trauma researchجلد ۱، شماره ۴، صفحات ۱۸۷-۱۸۷
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