Emergency Severity Index version 4: clarifying common questions.

J Emerg Nurs

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine and the Institute for Healthcare Studies, Chicago, IL 60611, and Emergency Department, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Published: April 2007


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