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Gender of Physician as the Usual Source of Care and Patient Health Care Utilization and Mortality

Anthony Jerant, Klea D. Bertakis, Joshua J. Fenton and Peter Franks
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2013, 26 (2) 138-148; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120198
Anthony Jerant
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA.
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Klea D. Bertakis
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA.
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Joshua J. Fenton
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Peter Franks
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vol. 26 no. 2 138-148
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120198
PubMed 
23471927

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication July 27, 2012
  • Revision received October 8, 2012
  • Accepted for publication October 23, 2012
  • Published online March 7, 2013.

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© Copyright 2013 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Anthony Jerant, MD,
  2. Klea D. Bertakis, MD, MPH,
  3. Joshua J. Fenton, MD, MPH and
  4. Peter Franks, MD
  1. From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA.
  1. Corresponding author: Anthony Jerant, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California Davis School of Medicine, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2300, Sacramento, CA 95817 (E-mail: afjerant{at}ucdavis.edu).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2013, 26 (2) 138-148; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120198

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Anthony Jerant, Klea D. Bertakis, Joshua J. Fenton, Peter Franks
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2013, 26 (2) 138-148; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120198
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