Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 82-89 , May 2005

Patient cues that predict nurses' triage decisions for acute coronary syndromes

Received 20 December 2003 ,Revised 14 May 2004 ,Accepted 24 June 2004.

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 This study was funded by Sigma Theta Tau International, KAPPA IOTA Chapter, and by the University of Michigan School of Nursing, Livonia, MI.

PII: S0897-1897(05)00015-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.06.013

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 82-89 , May 2005