title: Family medicine.
abstract: Patients who seek advice from family physicians on dietary intervention and the value of estrogen replacement will benefit by several new studies. Febrile infants without evidence of bacterial infection can be watched as outpatients. By diagnosing and treating clinical depression, family physicians can lower the costs of this illness to the nation.
authors.affiliation: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Schwenk
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States