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Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations

Andrew Bazemore, Stephen Petterson, Lars E. Peterson, Richard Bruno, Yoonkyung Chung and Robert L. Phillips
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2018, 16 (6) 492-497; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2308
Andrew Bazemore
1Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, DC
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Stephen Petterson
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Lars E. Peterson
2American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
3Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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Richard Bruno
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Yoonkyung Chung
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vol. 16 no. 6 492-497
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2308
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30420363

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1544-1709
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History 
  • Received for publication April 18, 2018
  • Revision received August 1, 2018
  • Accepted for publication August 10, 2018
  • Published online November 12, 2018.

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  1. Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH1⇑,
  2. Stephen Petterson, PhD1,
  3. Lars E. Peterson, MD, PhD2,3,
  4. Richard Bruno, MD, MPH4,
  5. Yoonkyung Chung, PhD1 and
  6. Robert L. Phillips Jr, MD, MSPH2
  1. 1Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, Washington, DC
  2. 2American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
  3. 3Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  4. 4Baltimore Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, 1133 Connecticut Ave NW, #1100, Washington, DC 20036, abazemore{at}aafp.org
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