Lower risk of death linked with access to key attributes of primary care
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 15:01
in Health & Medicine
Greater access to features of high-quality primary care -- comprehensiveness, patient-centeredness and extended office hours -- is associated with lower mortality, according to a new national UC Davis study. Published in the January-February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, the research is the first to link the availability of three specific attributes of primary care with reduced risk of death.