CMAJ • January 3, 2006; 174 (1). doi:10.1503/cmaj.1041350.
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  		Fig. 1: Monthly numbers among study participants (n = 17) of visits to the emergency department (ED) and police encounters before and during the program. One subject's ED visits (not shown) decreased from 5.1 to 4.8 per month. MAP = Managed Alcohol Program.

 

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