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Is a Strategy Focused on Super-Utilizers Equal to the Task of Health Care System Transformation? Yes

Uchenna Emeche
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2015, 13 (1) 6-7; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1746
Uchenna Emeche
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vol. 13 no. 1 6-7
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1746
PubMed 
25583884

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
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  • Received for publication November 25, 2014
  • Revision received November 25, 2014
  • Accepted for publication November 26, 2014
  • Published online January 12, 2015.

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  1. Uchenna Emeche, MD⇑
  1. Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Uchenna Emeche, MD, Franklin Square Hospital, 9101 Franklin Square Drive, Medical Arts Bldg, Ste 205, Baltimore, MD 21237, uchennaemeche{at}gmail.com

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