I was a Medical Student in 1966 when the Millis Report on the training of the generalist physician was published, de?ning the concept of primary care. According to the Report, the primary provider has four major responsib- ities or roles. The ?rst role is that of initial contact care of the undiffer- tiated patient. The second is to provide comprehensive care based on the belief that the primary provider should be able to manage the overwhe- ing majority of problems with which patients present. Equally important is the third role continuity and coordination of care within the health care...
I was a Medical Student in 1966 when the Millis Report on the training of the generalist physician was published, de?ning the concept of primary care....
William J. Doherty Thomas L. Campbell W. J. Doherty
Families and Health is the first textbook to present an overview of the research on the relationship between families and health, placing an emphasis on common family patterns related to health and illness and interactions between families and the health care system. The volume includes discussions of family experiences with health promotion and risk reduction, vulnerability and illness onset, illness appraisal, acute response and adaptation to illness. Separate chapters address each of these situations in relation to such areas as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and bereavement.
Families and Health is the first textbook to present an overview of the research on the relationship between families and health, placing an emphasis ...
