Continuity of care with a primary care physician and mortality in older adults.

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Published in J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci on December 08, 2009

Authors

Fredric D Wolinsky1, Suzanne E Bentler, Li Liu, John F Geweke, Elizabeth A Cook, Maksym Obrizan, Elizabeth A Chrischilles, Kara B Wright, Michael P Jones, Gary E Rosenthal, Robert L Ohsfeldt, Robert B Wallace

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Health Management and Policy and General Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, E-205 General Hospital, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. fredric-wolinsky@uiowa.edu

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