Predictors of relational continuity in primary care: Patient, provider and practice factors

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kristjansson, Elizabeth ^a   Hogg, William ^b,c   Dahrouge, Simone ^b   Tuna, Meltem ^a,d   Mayo Bruinsma, Liesha ^b   Gebremichael, Goshu ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Key predictors; Primary care; Relational continuity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84878363488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-72     Document Type: Article

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