Utility of emergency department triage tools in predicting the outcomes of COVID-19 patients.

Am J Emerg Med

Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Electronic address:

Published: June 2024


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