Inter-observer agreement using the Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-22

  Manos, Daria ^a   Petrie, David A ^a,b   Beveridge, Robert C ^a,c   Walter, Stephen ^d   Ducharme, James ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c SAINT JOHN REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Paramedics; Triage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141433784     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500006023     Document Type: Article

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