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. 2021 Jan;23(1):12-14.
doi: 10.1007/s43678-020-00024-4. Epub 2020 Dec 10.

Case management for frequent emergency department users: no longer a question of if but when, where and how

Mary Malebranche  1   2 , Véronique S Grazioli  3 , Miriam Kasztura  3 , Catherine Hudon  4   5 , Patrick Bodenmann  3
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Case management for frequent emergency department users: no longer a question of if but when, where and how

Mary Malebranche et al. CJEM. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Case management; Evidence-based medicine; Frequent healthcare use; Health services research; Implementation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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