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Primary medical care continuity and patient mortality: a systematic review

Richard Baker, George K Freeman, Jeannie L Haggerty, M John Bankart and Keith H Nockels
British Journal of General Practice 2020; 70 (698): e600-e611. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X712289
Richard Baker
Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Roles: Professor emeritus
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George K Freeman
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Jeannie L Haggerty
Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Roles: McGill research chair in family at community medicine at St Mary’s
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M John Bankart
Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Roles: Honorary associate professor in medical statistics
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Keith H Nockels
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vol. 70 no. 698 e600-e611
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X712289
PubMed 
32784220

Published By 
Royal College of General Practitioners
Print ISSN 
0960-1643
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1478-5242
History 
  • Received January 29, 2020
  • Revision requested February 2, 2020
  • Accepted February 20, 2020
  • Published online August 27, 2020.

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  1. Richard Baker, MD, FRCGP, Professor emeritus
  1. Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
  1. George K Freeman, MD, FRCGP, Emeritus professor of general practice
  1. Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  1. Jeannie L Haggerty, PhD, McGill research chair in family at community medicine at St Mary’s
  1. Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
  1. M John Bankart, PhD, Honorary associate professor in medical statistics
  1. Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
  1. Keith H Nockels, MA (Hons), Dip Lib, Academic librarian (medicine)
  1. University Library, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
  1. Address for correspondence
    Richard Baker, Department of Health Sciences, College of Life Sciences, University of Leicester, Centre for Medicine, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. Email: rb14{at}le.ac.uk
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Richard Baker, George K Freeman, Jeannie L Haggerty, M John Bankart, Keith H Nockels
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