No: Discontinuity can improve patient care
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- DOI 10.1136/ewjm.175.1.5
- PMID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11431381
- PMCID https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/1071447
- OpenAlex ID W65344271
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- Published 01 Jul 2001
- Volume 175 (1)
- Pages 5
- Source Western Journal of Medicine
- Publisher BMJ
- FWCI 4.37
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No: Discontinuity can improve patient care
Article 2001 EN Green
At first blush, there are few values in health care that seem more self-evidently important than preserving continuity. Only a masochist could possibly take the “continuity doesn't matter” side of this debate! But things are not so simple. Assume that you have found the perfect primary care physician—someone who cares about not just your health care but your health, not just your protoplasm but…
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