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A cross-sectional profile and outcome assessment of adult patients triaged away from Steve Biko Academic Hospital emergency unit

Andreas EngelbrechtFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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FG du ToitEmergency Department, Kloof Hosptital, Pretoria, South Africa
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MM GeyserFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria, and Head Emergency Unit, Kalafong Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
Pages 208-213 | Received 12 Oct 2014, Accepted 21 Feb 2015, Published online: 13 May 2015

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