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Original Article

T HE E FFECTS OF P REHOSPITAL A DVANCED L IFE S UPPORT D RUG T REATMENT ON P ATIENT I MPROVEMENT AND I N-HOSPITAL U TILIZATION

Simon Ferrazzi Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (SF, DWT, SM); and the Central West Health Planning Information Network, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (TA).
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David Waltner-Toews Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (SF, DWT, SM); and the Central West Health Planning Information Network, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (TA).
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Tom Abernathy Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (SF, DWT, SM); and the Central West Health Planning Information Network, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (TA).
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Scott McEwen Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (SF, DWT, SM); and the Central West Health Planning Information Network, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (TA).
Pages 252-260 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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