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Clinical Features - Original Research

Impact of hospitalist vs. non-hospitalist services on length of stay and 30-day readmission rate in hip fracture patients

John R. StephensDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jamison W. ChangDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesView further author information
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E. Allen LilesDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesView further author information
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Mukhtar AdemDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesView further author information
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Carlton MooreDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesView further author information
Pages 24-27 | Received 01 Jun 2018, Accepted 16 Oct 2018, Published online: 26 Oct 2018

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