Should the Discipline of Family Medicine Honor Its Commitment to the Health of the Public by Defining Its Central Mission as “Continuity of Care” or as “Improving Health Outcomes”?

Kate Rowland, Donald Raj Woolever, Richelle Koopman

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DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2026.260044r0
Published: 2026-07
Container: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Publisher: American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
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@article{allodium:10.3122/jabfm.2026.260044r0,
  title = {Should the Discipline of Family Medicine Honor Its Commitment to the Health of the Public by Defining Its Central Mission as “Continuity of Care” or as “Improving Health Outcomes”?},
  author = {Kate Rowland and Donald Raj Woolever and Richelle Koopman},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine},
  doi = {10.3122/jabfm.2026.260044r0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2026.260044r0}
}

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AU  - Richelle Koopman
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Rowland, K., Woolever, D. R., & Koopman, R. (2026). Should the Discipline of Family Medicine Honor Its Commitment to the Health of the Public by Defining Its Central Mission as “Continuity of Care” or as “Improving Health Outcomes”?. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2026.260044r0

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