Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 211-217 , May 2009

A Study of the Workforce for an ED Triage Area in a Tertiary Care Hospital

  • Cem Oktay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write: Cem Oktay, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, 07059 Antalya, Turkey
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  • Isa Kilicaslan, MD

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 Supported by Akdeniz University Scientific Research Project Unit.

 Orally presented at the 4th European Congress on Emergency Medicine, October 4-8, 2006, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

PII: S0099-1767(08)00160-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.03.008

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 211-217 , May 2009

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