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Close only counts in horseshoes and … triage?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Eric Grafstein*
Affiliation:
Informatics, Department of Emergency Medicine, Providence Health Care, and St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC

Abstract

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Type
Commentary • Commentaire
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2004

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