The goal of 4 hours (4-hour target) in the emergency department of the National Health Service: A critical commentary;El objetivo de las 4 horas (4-hour target) en los servicios de urgencias del national health service: Un comentario crítico

Emergencias

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-72

  Letham, Katy ^a   Gray, Alasdair ^b  

^a Reino Unido   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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