Continuity of Outpatient Medical Care in Elderly Men: A Randomized Trial

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 252, Issue 17, 1984, Pages 2413-2417

  Wasson, John H ^a,b   Sauvigne, Arthur E ^a,b   Mogielnicki, R Peter ^a,b   Frey, Walter G ^a,b   Sox, Carol H ^a,b   Gaudette, Catherine ^a,b   Rockwell, Alice ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office White River Junction   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 84944364412     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1984.03350170015011     Document Type: Article

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