Towards an International Triage Scale

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-2

  Jelink, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NOTE;

AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; TRIAGE;

EID: 0035290169     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200103000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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