Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 45-56 , January 2003

Cost-effectiveness of a brief two-stage emergency department intervention for high-risk elders: results of a quasi-randomized controlled trial

Presented at the Congress of Epidemiology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2001, and at the 17th World Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 2001.

Received 26 October 2001 ,Revised 1 April 2002 ,Accepted 18 April 2002.

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☆ The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the official policy of federal, provincial, or territorial governments.

☆☆ Supported by a financial contribution from the Health Transition Fund, Health Canada.

★ Address for reprints: Jane McCusker, MD, DrPH, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies, St. Mary's Hospital Center, 3830 Lacombe Avenue, Room 2508, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1M5, Canada; 514-345-3511 ext. 5060, fax 514-734-2652; E-mail jane.mccusker@mcgill.ca .

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.4

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 45-56 , January 2003

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