Reliability and validity of triage systems in paediatric emergency care

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Van Veen, Mirjam ^a   Moll, Henriette A ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 79952276913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-17-38     Document Type: Review

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