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The Impact of Interpersonal Continuity of Primary Care on Health Care Costs and Use: A Critical Review

Andrew Bazemore, Zach Merenstein, Lara Handler and John W. Saultz
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2023, 21 (3) 274-279; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2961
Andrew Bazemore
1American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
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Lara Handler
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John W. Saultz
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Andrew Bazemore, Zach Merenstein, Lara Handler, John W. Saultz
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