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A 3-year study of high-cost users of health care
Walter P. Wodchis, Peter C. Austin and David A. Henry
CMAJ February 16, 2016 188 (3) 182-188; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150064
Walter P. Wodchis
Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation (Wodchis, Austin, Henry), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Wodchis, Austin, Henry); Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Wodchis); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Henry), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Peter C. Austin
Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation (Wodchis, Austin, Henry), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Wodchis, Austin, Henry); Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Wodchis); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Henry), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
David A. Henry
Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation (Wodchis, Austin, Henry), University of Toronto; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Wodchis, Austin, Henry); Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Wodchis); Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Henry), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.

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Walter P. Wodchis, Peter C. Austin, David A. Henry
CMAJ Feb 2016, 188 (3) 182-188; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150064
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