Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10018188 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2005 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
ED patients with unmet substance abuse treatment need generated much higher hospital and ED charges than patients without such need. Given potential savings from avoidable health care costs, the future burden of substance-associated ED visits and hospitalizations may be reduced through programs that screen and, as appropriate, provide brief interventions or treatment options to these patients.
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Authors
Ian R.H. PhD, MPH, Sandra L. PhD, Haomiao PhD, Cyril F. PhD, Gordon S. MD, MPH,