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Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal: Time to Prevent the Preventable?

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Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge Barbara J. Anderson, RN, MSN for reviewing a previous version of this manuscript, and Asaf Hanish, MPH and Craig A. Umscheid, MD, MSCE for their assistance with examining the impact of our alcohol withdrawal prevention program at our local institution.

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  1. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Kendal Williams MD, MPH & Matthew Mitchell PhD

  2. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Kendal Williams MD, MPH & Matthew Mitchell PhD

  3. Center for Evidence-based Practice, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Kendal Williams MD, MPH & Matthew Mitchell PhD

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Williams, K., Mitchell, M. Inpatient Alcohol Withdrawal: Time to Prevent the Preventable?. J GEN INTERN MED 29, 7–9 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2642-7

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