Primary care attributes and mortality: A national person-level study

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-41

  Jerant, Anthony ^a   Fenton, Joshua J ^a   Franks, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; After hours care; Comprehensive health care; Health care disparities; Mortality; Patient centered care; Patient centered medical home; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855719572     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1314     Document Type: Article

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