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Research Article

Factors Associated with Ambulance Use Among Patients with Low-Acuity Conditions

Edward DurantFrom the School of Public Health, University of California–Berkeley (ED, JF), Berkeley, California; the School of Medicine, University of California–San Francisco (ED), San Francisco, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center–Highland Hospital (JF), Oakland, California.Correspondence[email protected]
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Jahan FahimiFrom the School of Public Health, University of California–Berkeley (ED, JF), Berkeley, California; the School of Medicine, University of California–San Francisco (ED), San Francisco, California; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center–Highland Hospital (JF), Oakland, California.
, MD, MPH
Pages 329-337 | Received 04 Dec 2011, Accepted 04 Jan 2012, Published online: 11 Apr 2012

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