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Original Article

The identification of WHO emergency signs in children by nurses at triage in an emergency department

Rachel Mastaa Children’s Emergency Department, Port Moresby General Hospital, Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaView further author information
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Everlyn Kukupea Children’s Emergency Department, Port Moresby General Hospital, Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaView further author information
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Rupert Marcusa Children’s Emergency Department, Port Moresby General Hospital, Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaView further author information
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Trevor Dukeb School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea;c Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4637-1416View further author information
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Pages 8-12 | Received 06 Dec 2023, Accepted 01 Mar 2024, Published online: 14 Mar 2024

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