Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 384-388 , April 2010

Challenges in the validation of triage systems at emergency departments

,Accepted 28 July 2009.

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PII: S0895-4356(09)00221-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.07.009

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 384-388 , April 2010

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