Research ArticleOriginal Research

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

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