Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 191-192 , November 2008

Letter to the Editor: A response

Received 23 July 2008

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PII: S1574-6267(08)00092-X

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2008.07.001

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 191-192 , November 2008