Fragmentation of ambulatory care among older adults: an exhaustive database study in an ageing city in Japan

Objectives Continuity of care is a core dimension of primary care, and better continuity is associated with better patient outcomes. Therefore, care fragmentation can be an indicator to assess the quality of primary care, especially in countries without formal gatekeeping system, such as Japan. Thus...

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Main Authors: Makoto Kaneko, Atsushi Goto, Sayuri Shimizu, Satoru Shinoda, Makoto Kuroki, Sachiko Nakagami, Taiga Chiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/8/e061921.full