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Nonemergency Acute Care: When It’s Not the Medical Home
Gregory P. Conners, Susan J. Kressly, James M. Perrin, Julia E. Richerson, Usha M. Sankrithi, COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE, COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, SECTION ON TELEHEALTH CARE, SECTION ON EMERGENCY MEDICINE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON URGENT CARE, TASK FORCE ON PEDIATRIC PRACTICE CHANGE

Pediatrics, May 2017, 139 (5) e20170629

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