Posthospital care transitions: patterns, complications, and risk identification.

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Published in Health Serv Res on October 01, 2004

Authors

Eric A Coleman1, Sung-joon Min, Alyssa Chomiak, Andrew M Kramer

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Health Care Policy, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 13611 East Colfax Avenue, Suite 100, Aurora, CO 80011, USA.

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