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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

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Open Access 01-12-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Comment to: non-specific complaints at emergency department presentation result in unclear diagnoses and lengthened hospitalization: a prospective observational study

Authors: Roland Bingisser, Christian H Nickel

Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Issue 1/2018

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We would like to congratulate Sauer et al. for their study on the outcomes in patients presenting with nonspecific complaints (NSC) [1] and would like to comment on certain aspects of their publication. …

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Title: Comment to: non-specific complaints at emergency department presentation result in unclear diagnoses and lengthened hospitalization: a prospective observational study
Authors: Roland Bingisser
Christian H Nickel
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1757-7241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-018-0553-7

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