More primary care physicians leads to longer life spans

Monday, February 18, 2019 - 15:12 in Health & Medicine

New research shows us just how important primary care physicians are in prolonging our lives. Every 10 additional primary care physicians per 100,000 people in the United States was associated with a 51.5-day increase in life expectancy during the decade from 2005 to 2015, according to a new study.

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