Research ArticleFamily Medicine - World Perspective

Effect of Continuity of Care on Emergency Department Visits in Elderly Patients with Asthma in Taiwan

Yu-Hsiang Kao and Shiao-Chi Wu
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2017, 30 (3) 384-395; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.03.160285

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