Primary care physician practice styles and patient care: Evidence from physician exits in Medicare
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- Itzik Fadlon & Jessica N. Van Parys, 2019. "Primary Care Physician Practice Styles and Patient Care: Evidence from Physician Exits in Medicare," NBER Working Papers 26269, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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