The primary physician: generalist or specialist?
Dr W W Yellowlees makes out a strong case against the creation of general practitioner 'specialoids'. He emphasizes the limitations of the specialists' organ-orientation, without the generalized knowledge of the patient as a person and of the influence of his environment on his illness.Dr Paul Sadler takes another point of view and describes the successful division of his housing-estate practice into four specialist departments: pxediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics and general medicine. He further details the organization and advantages of his own department, pediatrics.
D000328:Adult; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine; D012606:Scotland; D013038:Specialization