Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 330-334 , August 2003

Planning a new emergency department: One Pacific Northwest hospital's experience

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☆☆ J Emerg Nurs 2003;29:330-4.

PII: S0099-1767(03)00260-5

doi: 10.1067/men.2003.128

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 330-334 , August 2003