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. 2024 Apr;31(4):401-403.
doi: 10.1111/acem.14808. Epub 2023 Oct 16.

Impact of psychiatric social workers on length of stay in psychiatric emergency service

Brett Y Lu  1 , Jane M Onoye  1 , Kyung Moo Kim  1   2 , Tara P Toohey  1 , Junji Takeshita  1
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Impact of psychiatric social workers on length of stay in psychiatric emergency service

Brett Y Lu et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Apr.
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