Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Page 279 , July 2009

Door-to-ECG Time and Gender Equity

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doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.04.015

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Page 279 , July 2009