Gatekeeping function of primary care physicians under Japan’s free-access system: a prospective open cohort study involving 14 isolated islands

BACKGROUND: Gatekeeping is important for strong primary care and cost containment. Under Japan’s free-access system, patients can access any medical institution without referral, which makes it difficult to evaluate the gatekeeping function of primary care physicians (PCPs). OBJECTIVES: To examine t...

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Autores principales: Kaneko, Makoto, Motomura, Kazuhisa, Mori, Hideki, Ohta, Ryuichi, Matsuzawa, Hiroki, Shimabukuro, Akira, Matsushima, Masato
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Health Service Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6669037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30202951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmy084

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6669037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30202951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmy084

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