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. 1991 May;37:1252, 1254, 1256, 1258, 1260, 1262, 1264, 1266.

Triage system for rural hospital emergency services

Determining how long patients can wait

James M Thompson, Harland S Irvine, Beverley A Von Hollen, Marion E Peters
PMCID: PMC2145341  PMID: 21229032

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