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Interceptor and Phantom Trials of EDNS at UPMC

Dickson et al., 2013

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1300457040587424099
Author
Dickson R
Kim J
Huq M
Bednarz G
Suyama J
Yealy D
Izadbakhsh M
Greenberger J
Publication year
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Health physics

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) installed an Emergency Department Notification System (EDNS) in one of its hospitals. The system, manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 81 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02454) …
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