Impact of a prison triage system on injuries seen in emergency departments

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-204

  Kuzak, Nick ^a   O'Connor, Michael ^b   Pickett, William ^b   O'Brien, Terry ^b   Reid, Ken ^b   Pearson, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 2442558747     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500005546     Document Type: Review

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