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Case 2 - An Innovative Strategy to Streamline Care for Behavioral Health in the Emergency Department

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2017

By
Michael Turturro ,
Leslie Zun  and
Jack Rozel
Edited by
Jennifer L. Wiler ,
Jesse M. Pines  and
Michael J. Ward
Jennifer L. Wiler
Affiliation:
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Jesse M. Pines
Affiliation:
George Washington University, Washington DC
Michael J. Ward
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Tennessee
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Value and Quality Innovations in Acute and Emergency Care , pp. 68 - 81
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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