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Impact of UK Primary Care Policy Reforms on Short-Stay Unplanned Hospital Admissions for Children With Primary Care–Sensitive Conditions

Elizabeth Cecil, Alex Bottle, Mike Sharland and Sonia Saxena
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2015, 13 (3) 214-220; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1786
Elizabeth Cecil
1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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Mike Sharland
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vol. 13 no. 3 214-220
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1786
PubMed 
25964398

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication August 22, 2014
  • Revision received March 3, 2015
  • Accepted for publication March 19, 2015
  • Published online May 11, 2015.

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  1. Elizabeth Cecil, MSc1⇑,
  2. Alex Bottle, PhD1,
  3. Mike Sharland, MD2 and
  4. Sonia Saxena, MD1
  1. 1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
  2. 2Paediatric Infectious Disease Unit, St George’s Hospital, University of London, United Kingdom
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Elizabeth Cecil, MSc, Department of Primary Care and Public, Health, Imperial College London, 3rd Floor Reynolds Bldg, Charing Cross, Campus, London, United Kingdom W6 8RP, e.cecil{at}imperial.ac.uk

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