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. 2020 Mar 1;180(3):463-466.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6282.

Characteristics of Americans With Primary Care and Changes Over Time, 2002-2015

David M Levine  1   2 , Jeffrey A Linder  3 , Bruce E Landon  2   4   5
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Characteristics of Americans With Primary Care and Changes Over Time, 2002-2015

David M Levine et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This survey study assesses who has primary care in the United States and how this has changed over time.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Levine reports funding through Biofourmis to perform a machine learning study of home-based acute care monitoring. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Nationally Representative Sample of Adult Americans With an Identified Source of Primary Care, 2002-2015
A, Americans with primary care, by age. B, Americans with primary care and no comorbidities, by age. C, Americans with primary care and 3 or more comorbidities, by age. Error bars are unadjusted 95% CIs.
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