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Abstract| Volume 54, ISSUE 5, P744-745, May 2018

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in the Emergency Department – An Examination of Health Care Utilization and Costs

Pringle JL, Kelley DK, Kearney SM, et al. Medical Care 2018;56(2):146-152
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.03.017
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in the Emergency Department – An Examination of Health Care Utilization and Costs
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