Abstract

THERE are thousands of general physicians and millions of their patients who are more than happy with their mutual relations and ask for no other. Nevertheless, this field is one of the most controversial in medicine, and a volume would be required to present all phases of the many issues involved.Even the name of the field and the title of its practitioners has been subjected to much discussion. "General practitioner," "family physician," "general physician," "local medical doctor," "personal physician" and "generalist" constitute a sample list attacked and defended by all branches of the profession. I have arbitrarily chosen the . . .

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