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. 1998 Mar;15(2):77–83. doi: 10.1136/emj.15.2.77

The cost of alternative models of care for primary care patients attending accident and emergency departments: a systematic review.

G M Leydon 1, R Lawrenson 1, R Meakin 1, J A Roberts 1
PMCID: PMC1343028  PMID: 9570045

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