Pain Management Nursing
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 108-114 , June 2010

Level of Pain and Waiting Time in the Emergency Department

Received 19 September 2008 ,Revised 23 February 2009 ,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2009.06.005

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 108-114 , June 2010

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