Continuity of care with a primary care physician and mortality in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 421-428

  Wolinsky, Fredric D ^a   Bentler, Suzanne E ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Geweke, John F ^a   Cook, Elizabeth A ^a   Obrizan, Maksym ^a   Chrischilles, Elizabeth A ^a   Wright, Kara B ^a   Jones, Michael P ^a   Rosenthal, Gary E ^a   Ohsfeldt, Robert L ^b   Wallace, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity; Medical home; Mortality; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 77950474407     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp188     Document Type: Article

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