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Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 26 November 2007
Andrew D. Auerbach, Mladen A. Rasic, Neil Jay Sehgal, Brigid Ide, Betsy Stone, Judith H. Maselli
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Perioperative internal medicine consultation produces inconsistent effects on efficiency and quality of care in surgical patients, and modifying the consultative model may represent an opportunity to improve care.
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Perioperative internal medicine consultation produces inconsistent effects on efficiency and quality of care in surgical patients. Modifying the consultative model may represent an opportunity to improve care.
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