Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 5-10 , January 2009

A Summative Evaluation of an EMS Partnership Aimed at Reducing ED Length of Stay

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PII: S0099-1767(07)00579-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2007.10.002

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 5-10 , January 2009

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