Can continuity of care be improved? Results from a randomized pilot study

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 336-339

  Christakis, Dimitri A ^a,b,c   Wright, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Pediatrics; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UNIVERSITIES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 4043081301     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A03-166R.1     Document Type: Article

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