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Emergency Department Characteristics and Capabilities in Quito, Ecuador

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|Apr 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3129 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: Apr 7, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2021 Augusto Maldonado, Andrés M. Patiño, Alexis S. Kearney, Diana Tipán, Valerie Chavez-Flores, Michaela Banks, Krislyn M. Boggs, Jr. Camargo, published by Ubiquity Press
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