The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 512-517 , May 2010

Unplanned Emergency Department Revisits within 72 Hours to a Secondary Teaching Referral Hospital in Taiwan

Received 29 September 2007 ,Revised 1 February 2008 ,Accepted 17 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.03.039

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 512-517 , May 2010

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