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. 2021 Aug:46:739-741.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.074. Epub 2020 Sep 28.

Pediatric emergency department volumes and throughput during the COVID-19 pandemic

Laura Even  1 , Matthew J Lipshaw  2 , Paria M Wilson  3 , Preston Dean  4 , Benjamin T Kerrey  5 , Adam A Vukovic  6
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Pediatric emergency department volumes and throughput during the COVID-19 pandemic

Laura Even et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Length of stay; Patient flow; Pediatric emergency medicine.

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Declaration of Competing Interest LE reports no conflict of interest. MJL reports no conflict of interest. PMW reports no conflict of interest. PD reports no conflict of interest. AAV reports no conflict of interest.

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