Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 288-292 , March 2007

Outpatient Follow-up in Today's Health Care Environment

  • Daniel A. Handel, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (Handel, McConnell, Lowe)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Daniel A. Handel, MD, MPH, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine (CPR-EM), Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code CR114, Portland, OR 97239-3098; 503-494-9587, fax 503-494-4640
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  • K. John McConnell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (Handel, McConnell, Lowe)
    • ,
  • Heidi Allen, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research, Salem, OR (Allen)
    • ,
  • Robert A. Lowe, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR (Handel, McConnell, Lowe)

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 Supervising editors: Troy E. Madsen, MD; Debra E. Houry, MD, MPH

 Section Editor: Troy E. Madsen, MD, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

 Reprints not available from the authors.

 Funding and support: The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support. Publication dates: Available online November 2, 2006.

PII: S0196-0644(06)00871-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.06.014

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 288-292 , March 2007

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