doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7391.692.
Primary care in the United States: primary care gatekeeping and referrals: effective filter or failed experiment?
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Primary care in the United States: primary care gatekeeping and referrals: effective filter or failed experiment?
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Visits to primary care physicians for common medical conditions (yellow), surgical conditions (red), and other conditions (white). Data are from US national ambulatory medical care surveys, 1989-94; axes are on the logarithmic scale. Reprinted with permission
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