Patient-Physician Shared Experiences and Value Patients Place on Continuity of Care
The Annals of Family MedicinePublished 1 September 2004Open access
Arch G. Mainous
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The results of this study point to the importance of the experiences shared between patients and physicians and the value that patients place on continuity with their regular physician.
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The results of this study point to the importance of the experiences shared between patients and physicians and the value that patients place on continuity with their regular physician.
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