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JAMA. 1998;279:1340.

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MMWR. 1998;47:277-279

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Having a regular source of medical care (i.e., a regular provider or site) is one of the strongest predictors of access to health-care services,^1,2 which has been associated with greater use of preventive health services.^3,4 This report summarizes state-specific data from the 1995 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and examines demographic factors associated with not having a regular source of medical care among adults in the 10 states for which this information was available. The findings indicate that certain demographic characteristics are associated with lack of a regular source of medical care.

The BRFSS is a state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. population aged 18 years.⁵ The 1995 BRFSS collected information about source of medical care from 15,989 survey respondents in 10 states (Alaska, Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Virginia). Participants were asked, "Is there one . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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