An interventional program for diagnostic testing in the emergency department
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An interventional program for diagnostic testing in the emergency department.
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal of Australia
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0025-729X,1326-5377
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05051.x