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Bion J, Aldridge C, Beet C, et al. Increasing specialist intensity at weekends to improve outcomes for patients undergoing emergency hospital admission: the HiSLAC two-phase mixed-methods study. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2021 Jul. (Health Services and Delivery Research, No. 9.13.)

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