Mortality and continuity of care - Definitions matter! A cohort study in diabetics.

To demonstrate that when investigating the relevance of continuity of care for patient outcomes, different definitions can lead to contradicting results.We used claims data from the regional public health insurer of Lower Austria covering the period from 2008 to 2011. The study sample included subje...

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Main Authors: Angelika Geroldinger, Simone Katja Sauter, Georg Heinze, Gottfried Endel, Wolfgang Dorda, Georg Duftschmid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5774784?pdf=render