Continuity of care and patient outcomes after hospital discharge
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Vol. 19 (6) , 624-631
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30082.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients are often treated in hospital by physicians other than their regular community doctor. After they are discharged, their care is oftenKeywords
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