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Are Patients Frequently Readmitted to the Hospital Different from the Other Admitted Patients?

Maribeth Porter, David Quillen, Denny Fe Agana, Lisa Chacko, Kimberly Lynch, Lauren Bielick, Xiaoqing Fu, Yang Yang and Peter J. Carek
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2019, 32 (1) 58-64; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.01.180052
Maribeth Porter
the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (MP, DQ, DFA, LC, KL, LB, and PJC) and Department of Biostatistic (XF and YY), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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David Quillen
the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (MP, DQ, DFA, LC, KL, LB, and PJC) and Department of Biostatistic (XF and YY), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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Denny Fe Agana
the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (MP, DQ, DFA, LC, KL, LB, and PJC) and Department of Biostatistic (XF and YY), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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Lisa Chacko
the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (MP, DQ, DFA, LC, KL, LB, and PJC) and Department of Biostatistic (XF and YY), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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Kimberly Lynch
the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (MP, DQ, DFA, LC, KL, LB, and PJC) and Department of Biostatistic (XF and YY), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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Lauren Bielick
the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (MP, DQ, DFA, LC, KL, LB, and PJC) and Department of Biostatistic (XF and YY), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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Xiaoqing Fu
the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (MP, DQ, DFA, LC, KL, LB, and PJC) and Department of Biostatistic (XF and YY), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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Yang Yang
the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (MP, DQ, DFA, LC, KL, LB, and PJC) and Department of Biostatistic (XF and YY), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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Peter J. Carek
the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (MP, DQ, DFA, LC, KL, LB, and PJC) and Department of Biostatistic (XF and YY), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2019, 32 (1) 58-64; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.01.180052

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2019, 32 (1) 58-64; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.01.180052
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