Analysis of Crowding in an Adult Emergency Department of a Tertiary University Hospital

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María Florencia Grande Ratti
Área de Investigación en Medicina Interna. Servicio de Clínica Médica. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bernardo Martínez
Central de Emergencias de Adultos. Servicio de Clínica Médica. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Vol. 37 No. 4 (2017): Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Grande Ratti MF, Martínez B. Analysis of Crowding in an Adult Emergency Department of a Tertiary University Hospital. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 30 [cited 2026 Apr. 27];37(4):155-6. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/607

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