Generalist Medicine and the U.S. Health System
| Author | : Stephen L. Isaacs |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 706 |
| Release | : 2004-03-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780787976569 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0787976563 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (563 Downloads) |
Download or read book Generalist Medicine and the U.S. Health System written by Stephen L. Isaacs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-03-29 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive resource illuminates the past, present, and future of generalist medicine. Generalist Medicine and U.S. Health Policy contains new contributions from preeminent authorities and a selection of groundbreaking articles and reports from the past forty years. Generalist Medicine and U.S. Health Policy covers a broad range of topics that · Examines the current challenges of primary care and generalist medicine · Offers a chronological history of the growth of generalist medicine since the 1950s · Reviews the models of care on which generalist medicine is based · Analyzes the growth of three disciplines3⁄4general internists, family physicians, and pediatricians · Looks at the supply and distribution of generalist physicians · Discusses the education and training of generalist physicians · Reports on the cost and quality of the care provided by generalist versus specialists
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