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Barbara Starfield
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 363
Citations - 39041
Barbara Starfield is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Population. The author has an hindex of 93, co-authored 363 publications receiving 36870 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara Starfield include University of Vermont & University of Barcelona.
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Contribution of Primary Care to Health Systems and Health
TL;DR: The means by which primary care improves health have been identified, thus suggesting ways to improve overall health and reduce differences in health across major population subgroups.
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Prevalence, expenditures, and complications of multiple chronic conditions in the elderly
TL;DR: Better primary care, especially coordination of care, could reduce avoidable hospitalization rates, especially for individuals with multiple chronic conditions.
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Continuity of care: a multidisciplinary review
Jeannie L. Haggerty,Robert J. Reid,George Freeman,Barbara Starfield,Carol E. Adair,Rachael McKendry +5 more
TL;DR: The aim was to develop a common understanding of the concept of continuity as a basis for valid and reliable measurement of practice in different settings.
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Defining Comorbidity: Implications for Understanding Health and Health Services
TL;DR: It is shown that the value of a given construct lies in its ability to explain a particular phenomenon of interest within the domains of clinical care, epidemiology, or health services planning and financing.