Ruralizing the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 267-269

  Thompson, James M ^a,b   Dodd, Graham ^c  

^a Dalhousie University ^*

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL INLAND HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 33646397876     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S148180350000734X     Document Type: Short Survey

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