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Provider Practice Characteristics That Promote Interpersonal Continuity

Tyler S. Mittelstaedt, Motomi Mori, William E. Lambert and John W. Saultz
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2013, 26 (4) 356-365; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120306
Tyler S. Mittelstaedt
From the School of Medicine, Department of Surgery (TSM); the Divisions of Biostatistics (MM) and Epidemiology (WEL), Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine; and the Department of Family Medicine (JWS), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
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Motomi Mori
From the School of Medicine, Department of Surgery (TSM); the Divisions of Biostatistics (MM) and Epidemiology (WEL), Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine; and the Department of Family Medicine (JWS), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
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William E. Lambert
From the School of Medicine, Department of Surgery (TSM); the Divisions of Biostatistics (MM) and Epidemiology (WEL), Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine; and the Department of Family Medicine (JWS), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
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John W. Saultz
From the School of Medicine, Department of Surgery (TSM); the Divisions of Biostatistics (MM) and Epidemiology (WEL), Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine; and the Department of Family Medicine (JWS), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2013, 26 (4) 356-365; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120306

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2013, 26 (4) 356-365; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120306
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