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Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia

Shyan L Goh
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11) || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03125.x
Published online: 6 June 2011

To the Editor: I refer to the article by Cameron and Cooke,1 and the letter from Forero and colleagues.2

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  • 2. Forero R, McDonnell GD, McCarthry SM et al. Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia [letter]. Med J Aust 2011; 194: 268. <MJA full text>
  • 3. United Kingdom Department of Health Urgent and Emergency Care. A&E clinical quality indicators. Data definitions. http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_122892.pdf (accessed Feb 2011).
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