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Do health checks for adults with intellectual disability reduce emergency hospital admissions? Evaluation of a natural experiment.

Iain M CareyFay J HoskingTess HarrisStephen DeWildeCarole BeightonSunil M ShahDerek G Cook
Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2016)
Annual health checks in primary care for adults with ID did not alter overall emergency admissions, but they appeared influential in reducing preventable emergency admissions.
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