A matched-pair cluster design study protocol to evaluate implementation of the Canadian C-spine rule in hospital emergency departments: Phase III

Implementation Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Stiell, Ian G ^a,b   Grimshaw, Jeremy ^b   Wells, George A ^a,b   Coyle, Doug ^b   Lesiuk, Howard J ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^c   Brison, Robert J ^d   Schull, Michael John ^e   Lee, Jacques ^e   Clement, Catherine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 34247881787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-2-4     Document Type: Article

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