title: [The rural physician and the complex care of the elderly citizen].
abstract: The specialist for general medicine is a key figure in the comprehensive care for the elderly citizen. On him revolves all the extensive basic medical care, and the coordination of all the more far-reaching measures in both the medical and the social fields. He is best able to fulfill these tasks by spending his entire professional life at the same place and actively participating in the social life of the community concerned.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005194:Family Practice; D005859:Germany, East; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012423:Rural Health
vernacular_title: Der Landarzt und die komplexe Betreuung der älteren Bürger.