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Education and Practice

Can Emergency Medical Services Utilization Rates Be Used to Measure the Success of An Alcohol Amnesty Policy?

Samantha RobertsReceived September 20, 2019 from College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (SB); Emergency Medical Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (AM); University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (JT, ADR, DB, HB, JBG); Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (AEP); Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, Arizona (ADR, DB, HB, IJ, JBG). Revision received May 12, 2020; accepted for publication May 14, 2020.
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Abhijay MurugesanReceived September 20, 2019 from College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (SB); Emergency Medical Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (AM); University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (JT, ADR, DB, HB, JBG); Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (AEP); Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, Arizona (ADR, DB, HB, IJ, JBG). Revision received May 12, 2020; accepted for publication May 14, 2020.
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Jeffrey TolsonReceived September 20, 2019 from College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (SB); Emergency Medical Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (AM); University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (JT, ADR, DB, HB, JBG); Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (AEP); Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, Arizona (ADR, DB, HB, IJ, JBG). Revision received May 12, 2020; accepted for publication May 14, 2020.
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Asad E. PatanwalaReceived September 20, 2019 from College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (SB); Emergency Medical Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (AM); University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (JT, ADR, DB, HB, JBG); Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (AEP); Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, Arizona (ADR, DB, HB, IJ, JBG). Revision received May 12, 2020; accepted for publication May 14, 2020.
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Amber D. RiceReceived September 20, 2019 from College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (SB); Emergency Medical Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (AM); University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (JT, ADR, DB, HB, JBG); Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (AEP); Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, Arizona (ADR, DB, HB, IJ, JBG). Revision received May 12, 2020; accepted for publication May 14, 2020.
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Daniel BeskindReceived September 20, 2019 from College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (SB); Emergency Medical Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (AM); University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (JT, ADR, DB, HB, JBG); Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (AEP); Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, Arizona (ADR, DB, HB, IJ, JBG). Revision received May 12, 2020; accepted for publication May 14, 2020.
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Hans BradshawReceived September 20, 2019 from College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (SB); Emergency Medical Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (AM); University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (JT, ADR, DB, HB, JBG); Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (AEP); Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, Arizona (ADR, DB, HB, IJ, JBG). Revision received May 12, 2020; accepted for publication May 14, 2020.
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Isrealia JadoReceived September 20, 2019 from College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (SB); Emergency Medical Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (AM); University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (JT, ADR, DB, HB, JBG); Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (AEP); Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, Arizona (ADR, DB, HB, IJ, JBG). Revision received May 12, 2020; accepted for publication May 14, 2020.
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Joshua B. GaitherReceived September 20, 2019 from College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (SB); Emergency Medical Services, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (AM); University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (JT, ADR, DB, HB, JBG); Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (AEP); Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center, Tucson, Arizona (ADR, DB, HB, IJ, JBG). Revision received May 12, 2020; accepted for publication May 14, 2020.Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 427-431 | Received 20 Sep 2019, Accepted 14 May 2020, Published online: 23 Jun 2020

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