Does Having a Usual Primary Care Provider Reduce Polypharmacy Behaviors of Patients With Chronic Disease? A Retrospective Study in Hubei Province, China

• Main Authors: Jia Wang (Author), Zhanchun Feng (Author), Zhongxin Dong (Author), Wanping Li (Author), Chaoyi Chen (Author), Zhichun Gu (Author), Anhua Wei (Author), Da Feng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Within China's hierarchical medical system, many patients seek medical care in different hospitals independently without integrated management. As a result, multi-hospital visiting is associated with fragmented service utilization and increased incidence of polypharmacy behaviors, e...