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A named General Practitioner (GP) is associated with an increase of hospital days in a single predictor analysis: a follow-up of 15 years.

Emmi LautamattiKari J MattilaSakari SuominenLauri SillanmäkiMarkku Sumanen
Published in: BMC health services research (2023)
A named GP is associated with an increased use of hospital days, but in a multinomial analysis the association disappeared. Health related factors showed the strongest association with hospital days. From the perspective of the on-going Finnish health and social services reform, continuity of care should be emphasized.
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