Family Medicine: The Classic Papers (wonca Family Medicine)

Containing papers carefully compiled for both their historical importance and contemporary relevance, __Family Medicine: The Classic Papers__ brings together a team of experts, led by global family medicine leaders Michael Kidd, Iona Heath and Amanda Howe, who explain the importance of each selected paper and how it contributes to international health care, current practice and research. The papers demonstrate the broad scope of primary health care delivered by family doctors around the world, showcasing some of the most important research ever carried out in family medicine and primary care. This unique volume will serve as an inspiration to current family doctors and family medicine researchers and educators, as well as to doctors in training, medical students and emerging researchers in family medicine. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1: Arthur Conan Doyle on Medical humanism and our values as family doctors (1894) -- 2: Joseph Collings on The transformation of family medicine into a distinct medical discipline (1950) -- 3: Cees van den Dool on Anticipatory medicine - prevention as part of the consultation in family medicine (1970) -- 4: Julian Tudor Hart on The Inverse Care Law (1971) Containing papers carefully compiled for both their historical importance and contemporary relevance, this title brings together a team of experts, led by global family medicine leaders Michael Kidd, Iona Heath and Amanda Howe, who explain the importance of each selected paper and how it contributes to international health care, current practice and research