The Robustness and Effectiveness of the Triage System at Times of Overcrowding and the Extra Costs due to Inappropriate Use of Emergency Departments

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 Số 5 - Trang 507-514 - 2015
Paolo Cremonesi1, Enrico di Bella2, Marcello Montefiori2, Luca Persico2
1E. O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy
2Department of Economics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

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