Newspaper/Magazine Article Is your patient ready to go home? Citation Text: Hoenig LJ. Is your patient ready to go home? Medical economics. 2006;83(11):45-6. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL June 14, 2006 Hoenig LJ. Medical economics. 2006;83(11):45-6. View more articles from the same authors. The author discusses the importance of thorough discharge examinations. Free full text PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Hoenig LJ. Is your patient ready to go home? Medical economics. 2006;83(11):45-6. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Preferred language and diagnostic errors in the pediatric emergency department. 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