Is greater continuity of care associated with less emergency department utilization?

Pediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 738-742

  Christakis, Dimitri A ^a   Wright, Jeffrey A ^a   Koepsell, Thomas D ^a,b   Emerson, Scott ^a   Connell, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Robert Wood Johnson Clin S   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Continuity of patient care; Pediatrics; Resident education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032990021     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.103.4.738     Document Type: Article

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