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Research ArticleORIGINAL RESEARCH

Determining the Association Between Continuity of Primary Care and Acute Care Use in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Christy Chong, David Campbell, Meghan Elliott, Fariba Aghajafari and Paul Ronksley
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2022, 20 (3) 237-245; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2813
Christy Chong
1Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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David Campbell
1Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Meghan Elliott
1Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Fariba Aghajafari
1Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
4Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Paul Ronksley
1Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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vol. 20 no. 3 237-245
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2813
PubMed 
35606125

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 5, 2021
  • Revision received November 18, 2021
  • Accepted for publication November 23, 2021
  • Published online May 23, 2022.

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  1. Christy Chong, MSc1,2,
  2. David Campbell, MD, PhD1,2,3,
  3. Meghan Elliott, MD, MSc1,2,
  4. Fariba Aghajafari, MD, PhD1,4 and
  5. Paul Ronksley, PhD1⇑
  1. 1Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  2. 2Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  3. 3Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  4. 4Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR Paul Ronksley University of Calgary, Department of Community Health Sciences TRW Building - 3E18B 3280 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6 peronksl{at}ucalgary.ca

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