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Original Research

Reduction in laboratory turnaround time decreases emergency room length of stay

Nitin Kaushik1 Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA
,
Victor S Khangulov2 Department of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Boston Strategic Partners, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
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Matthew OߣHara2 Department of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Boston Strategic Partners, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
&
Ramy Arnaout3 Department of Pathology;4 Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 37-45 | Published online: 20 Apr 2018

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