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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 36, 2023 - Issue 2
Original Research: Quality Improvement/Health Care Policy
Characterization of potentially avoidable neurological emergency department visits at a large urban public hospital
Anik Amina Department of Neurology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas;b Department of Neurology, Parkland Health, Dallas, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
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