OtherFamily Medicine And The Health Care System
Comprehending Care in a Medical Home: A Usual Source of Care and Patient Perceptions about Healthcare Communication
Jennifer E. DeVoe, Lorraine S. Wallace, Nancy Pandhi, Rachel Solotaroff and George E. Fryer
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine September 2008, 21 (5) 441-450; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.080054
Jennifer E. DeVoe
MD, DPhil
Lorraine S. Wallace
PhD
Nancy Pandhi
MD, MPH
Rachel Solotaroff
MD

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 21, Issue 5
September-October 2008
Comprehending Care in a Medical Home: A Usual Source of Care and Patient Perceptions about Healthcare Communication
Jennifer E. DeVoe, Lorraine S. Wallace, Nancy Pandhi, Rachel Solotaroff, George E. Fryer
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2008, 21 (5) 441-450; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.080054
Comprehending Care in a Medical Home: A Usual Source of Care and Patient Perceptions about Healthcare Communication
Jennifer E. DeVoe, Lorraine S. Wallace, Nancy Pandhi, Rachel Solotaroff, George E. Fryer
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2008, 21 (5) 441-450; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.080054