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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823499403321

Autore

Cassell Eric J. <1928->

Titolo

Doctoring [[electronic resource] ] : the nature of primary care medicine / / Eric J. Cassell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, : Copublication with the Millbank Memorial Fund, 1997

ISBN

9780198027294

019802729X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 206 p

Disciplina

610

Soggetti

Physician and patient

Primary care (Medicine)

Holistic medicine

Primary care (Medicine) - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. What Is Primary Care? -- 2. The Heavy Hand of the Past: Thinking About Diseases Versus Thinking About Persons -- 3. The Special Problem of Technology -- 4. The Clinical Method -- 5. The Clinical Method and the Patient -- 6. Where Should Primary Care Be Taught-and by Whom? -- 7. What Should Be Taught? -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Sommario/riassunto

ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What Is Primary Care?2. The Heavy Hand of the Past: Thinking about Diseases versus Thinking about Persons3. The Special Problem of Technology4. The Clinical Method5. The Clinical Method and the Patient6. Where Should Primary Care Be Taught--and by Whom?7. What Should Be Taught?EpilogueNotesIndex.