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Effect of Access to After-Hours Primary Care on the Association Between Home Nursing Visits and Same-Day Emergency Department Use

Aaron Jones, Susan E. Bronskill, Connie Schumacher, Hsien Seow, David Feeny and Andrew P. Costa
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2020, 18 (5) 406-412; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2571
Aaron Jones
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Susan E. Bronskill
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3Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Connie Schumacher
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Hsien Seow
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Andrew P. Costa
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