Relationship between Longitudinal Continuity of Primary Care and Likelihood of Death: Analysis of National Insurance Data

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Leleu, Henri ^a,b   Minvielle, Etienne ^b  

^a Public Health Expertise   (France)

^b EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEATH; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FRENCH LANGUAGE; GENDER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882736549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071669     Document Type: Article

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