Government should have respected evidence

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David Oliver. BMJ. 2007.

. 2007 Jan 20;334(7585):109.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39094.396123.1F.

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Impact of case management (Evercare) on frail elderly patients: controlled before and after analysis of quantitative outcome data.
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