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Association between Continuity of Care and Health-Related Quality of Life

Elizabeth A. Bayliss, Jennifer L. Ellis, Jo Ann Shoup, Deanna B. McQuillan, John F. Steiner and Chan Zeng
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2017, 30 (2) 205-212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160225
Elizabeth A. Bayliss
From the Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver (EAB, JLE, JAS, DBM, JFS, CZ); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (EAB); and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (JFS).
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Jennifer L. Ellis
From the Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver (EAB, JLE, JAS, DBM, JFS, CZ); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (EAB); and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (JFS).
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Jo Ann Shoup
From the Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver (EAB, JLE, JAS, DBM, JFS, CZ); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (EAB); and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (JFS).
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Deanna B. McQuillan
From the Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver (EAB, JLE, JAS, DBM, JFS, CZ); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (EAB); and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (JFS).
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John F. Steiner
From the Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver (EAB, JLE, JAS, DBM, JFS, CZ); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (EAB); and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (JFS).
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Chan Zeng
From the Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver (EAB, JLE, JAS, DBM, JFS, CZ); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (EAB); and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (JFS).
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