Sequential continuity of care by general practitioners: Which patients change doctor?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 463-466

  Pilotto, Louis S ^a,d   McCallum, John ^b   Raymond, Christopher ^a   McGilchrist, Charles ^a   Veale, Bronwyn M ^c  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHIFT WORKER;

EID: 0029962352     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122121.x     Document Type: Article

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