title: Podiatry: critical issues in the 1980s.
abstract: As part of a larger study on the place of podiatry within the American health care system, this report suggests four critical issues facing podiatry as an independent health profession in the 1980s. The four concerns are: low visibility and credibility, lack of a strong professional self-image, struggle for more liberal hospital privileges, and the threat of loss of federal financial support.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges; D011032:Podiatry / Q000191:economics; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States