Effect of Named, Accountable GPs on Continuity of Care: Protocol for a Regression Discontinuity Study of a National Policy Change
By: Therese Lloyd and Adam Steventon
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2450 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Published on: Mar 31, 2016
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