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Public understanding of prolonged ED waiting times

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Elaine Willman
Affiliation:
2005 Medical Graduate, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Kevin Simonetto
Affiliation:
Sciences Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
Gary Andolfatto
Affiliation:
Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, BC

Abstract

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Type
Letters • Courrier
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2006

References

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