Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 65-72 , June 2006

The characteristics of police presentations to an emergency department in a community hospital

  • Soung Lee, RN DipHS (Nursing), BCom (HRM), MCom (HRM), MNur (NP)

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PII: S1574-6267(06)00019-X

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2006.02.002

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 65-72 , June 2006

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