Continuity of care: an essential element of modern general practice?

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Published in Fam Pract on December 01, 2003

Authors

George K Freeman1, Frede Olesen, Per Hjortdahl

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Primary Care and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, The Reynolds Building, St Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP, UK. g.freeman@imperial.ac.uk

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