Continuity of care is a bedrock principle of the patient-doctor relationship and is believed to be a fundamental attribute of high-quality medical care. Mounting evidence suggests that continuity of ...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether continuity of care with a general practitioner is associated with hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions for older patients. DESIGN Cross sectional ...

For a continuous map of the interval the following conditions are equivalent: (1) the period of every periodic point is a power of 2, (2) $\bar R^{(+)} \cap \bar R^{(-)} - R = \varnothing$, and (3) ...

In primary care, patient-doctor continuity not only brings positive health outcomes, but also productivity benefits. It is well documented that a sustained therapeutic relationship between a patient ...