The place of the general practitioner in modern medical care--some international comparisons.
Dr J Fry considers the role of medical care in a changing world in relation to social demands and the cost of providing a comprehensive service. A consideration of services in other countries, such as the USA, USSR, Europe and Australia, provides lessons towards improving the NHS and also warnings of the faults inherent in these differing systems of medical care.
D001315:Australia; D005060:Europe; D005194:Family Practice; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008511:Medicine; D013038:Specialization; D013222:State Medicine; D014195:Travel; D014586:USSR; D014481:United States