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Operational and financial impact of physician screening in the ED☆☆☆

Olanrewaju A. Soremekun
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Paul D. Biddinger
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  • Division of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Benjamin A. White
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  • Division of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Julia R. Sinclair
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Yuchiao Chang
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Yuchiao Chang
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  • Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Sarah B. Carignan
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Sarah B. Carignan
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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David F.M. Brown
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2011.01.024

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