Advanced access, open access, and continuity of care: Should we enforce continuity?

Family Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-58

  Mainous III, Arch G ^a   Salisbury, Chris ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 58949093988     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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