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. 2021 May 27;71(707):278-281.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X716093. Print 2021 Jun.

What mechanisms could link GP relational continuity to patient outcomes?

Kate Sidaway-Lee  1 , Denis Pereira Gray OBE  1 , Alexander Harding  2 , Philip Evans  3
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What mechanisms could link GP relational continuity to patient outcomes?

Kate Sidaway-Lee et al. Br J Gen Pract. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A flow diagram showing the potential positive mechanisms and beneficial intermediate outcomes linking increased continuity of care to overarching positive outcomes such as reduced mortality rates. Arrows show the potential of one factor to lead to another. The lower half (blue) of the diagram incorporates doctor-linked factors and the upper half (yellow) patient factors.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
A flow diagram showing the potential mechanisms and negative intermediate outcomes linking increased continuity of care to possible negative patient outcomes. Arrows show the potential of one factor to lead to another. The lower half (blue) of the diagram incorporates doctor-linked factors and the upper half (yellow) patient factors.
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Comment in

  • Beyond relational continuity.
    Burch PB. Burch PB. Br J Gen Pract. 2021 Jul 29;71(709):347. doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X716537. Print 2021 Aug. Br J Gen Pract. 2021. PMID: 34326095 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Beyond relational continuity.
    Gray DP, Sidaway-Lee K, Harding A, Evans PH. Gray DP, et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2021 Sep 30;71(711):444. doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X717113. Print 2021 Oct. Br J Gen Pract. 2021. PMID: 34593405 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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