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Do informal social connections among patients in a practice contribute to effective care?

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: While family medicine often provides poorer-quality disease-specific care than other specialties do, health care systems with a strong focus on and support of primary care have better outcomes for patients, lower costs, and more equitable access to care than those with a specialist preference. This

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Author: William E Hogg

Institutions: University of Ottawa, Bruyère, Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital, Bruyere Health Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Primary Care and Health Outcomes

Subfield: Family Practice

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2367076984

FWCI: 0.376

Cites: 10

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10