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Out of practice : fighting for primary care medicine in America /

The author uses his own experiences as a primary care physician to describe the state of his profession and argues that the health care system will collapse without a strong physician-patient relationship and that the role of the primary care physician must change to survive.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barken, Frederick M. (Frederick Mitchell), 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [N.Y.] : ILR Press, 2011.
Colección:Culture and politics of health care work.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the doctor is out
  • A first visit with the doctor
  • Tell him not to drive
  • Polypharmacy: the problem with pills
  • Poly-doctoring: a doctor for every disease
  • A bubble off
  • On the road again
  • The supply side
  • All in the family
  • Practice/malpractice
  • You get what you pay for.