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Identifying the relationship between length of hospital stay and the probability of readmission

Michael D. MakowskyDepartment of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Eili Y. KleinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
Pages 375-380 | Published online: 09 May 2017

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