A New Approach to Medicine Principles and Priorities in Health Care
Medicine is news. There is constant public interest in health and disease; in medical miracles and in breakthroughs; in medical disasters, failures and malpraxis ; in deficiencies and defects ofhealth services; and in the rising costs ofhealth care. Medicine is 'big business'. Physicians c...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1978, 1978
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1978 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Health care and its problems
- 2 Primary care: a special field
- 3 What is primary care? Content and implications
- 4 Who comes and why? Self-care and primary care
- 5 Work: quantity and quality-manpower policies
- 6 The nature and natural history of common diseases
- 7 Cure and care
- 8 Prescribing
- 9 The hospital-primary care interface
- 10 Community social services
- 11 The primary care team
- 12 Premises and organization
- 13 Prevention and postponement
- 14 Education and learning
- 15 How much care? Present state and future needs