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Cost-effectiveness of clinical case management for ED frequent users: results of a randomized trial⋆☆

Oral presentations include the following: November 2003, APHA, San Francisco, Calif; June 2004, Complexities of Co-Occurring Conditions, Washington, DC; May 2005, CREDO Symposium, Detroit, Mich.

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Alicia Boccellari
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Kathy O'Brien
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Robert L. Okin
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Robert L. Okin
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Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2007.04.021

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                ☆Financial support was received from the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

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