Author's response to reviews Title: Adverse Outcomes among Home Care Clients Associated with Emergency Room Visit or Pre-Hospitalization: A Descriptive Study of Secondary Health Databases Authors:
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Doran M Doran ([email protected]) Regis Blais ([email protected]) John P Hirdes ([email protected]) G Ross Baker ([email protected]) Jeff W Poss ([email protected]) Xiaoqiang Li ([email protected]) Donna Dill ([email protected]) Andrea Gruneir ([email protected]) George Heckman ([email protected]) Hélène Lacroix ([email protected]) Lori Mitchell ([email protected]) Maeve O'Beirne ([email protected]) Nancy White ([email protected]) Lisa Droppo ([email protected]) Andrea D Foebel ([email protected]) Gan Qian ([email protected]) Sang-Myong Nahm ([email protected]) Odilia Yim ([email protected]) Corrine McIsaac ([email protected]) Micaela Jantzi ([email protected])
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