Predictive validity of a computerized emergency triage tool.

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Published in Acad Emerg Med on January 01, 2007

Authors

Sandy L Dong1, Michael J Bullard, David P Meurer, Sandra Blitz, Edward Akhmetshin, Arto Ohinmaa, Brian R Holroyd, Brian H Rowe

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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