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11-07-2022 | Triage | CE-Research Letter to the Editor

Do error rates change in the emergency department when patient volume decreases: the effect of COVID-19 on ED error

Authors: Elianna S. Grossman, Beatrice Hoffmann, Carrie Tibbles, Richard E. Wolfe, Shamai A. Grossman

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 5/2022

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Title: Do error rates change in the emergency department when patient volume decreases: the effect of COVID-19 on ED error
Authors: Elianna S. Grossman
Beatrice Hoffmann
Carrie Tibbles
Richard E. Wolfe
Shamai A. Grossman
Publication date: 11-07-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Triage
COVID-19
Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 5/2022
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-022-03020-x

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