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2086 The value of emergency care data set (ECDS) presentation codes for predicting mortality and inpatient admission

Emergency Medicine Journal

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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4,5 Of particular concern is the Sudanese conflict, which began in April 2023, and which has caused the largest internal displacement of a population in documented history. About three-quarters of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa serve as origin or destination points for refugees. Viral hemorrhagic fevers and their regions in Africa.