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Background: Continuity of care has been defined as relational continuity between patient and doctor and longitudinal continuity describing the duration of the relationship. Measurement of longitudinal continuity alone is associated with outcomes including patient satisfaction, medical costs, hospital admissions and mortality.

Methods: In one UK general practice, records were searched for patients with continuous registration for 50 or more years.

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