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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...
Autores principales: | Kaneko, Makoto, Motomura, Kazuhisa, Mori, Hideki, Ohta, Ryuichi, Matsuzawa, Hiroki, Shimabukuro, Akira, Matsushima, Masato |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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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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