Emergency department frequent flyers: unnecessary load or a lifeline?

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Fulde, Gordian W. O. [1 ]
Duffy, Martin [1 ]
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[1] St Vincents Hosp, Emergency Dept, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00407.x
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R5 [内科学];
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