title: [Is the general practitioner still the family physician today?].
abstract: As the data collected in a survey we conducted show, a major part of the modern general practitioner's work continues to be in the field of family medicine. This fact is also confirmed by the results of other surveys of general practice today. Patients still appreciate their GPs as a source of good medical care and counseling for the whole family. Our own study has shown that most patients would even like to see an expansion of the GP's counseling activities. The duration of the doctor-family relationship extends over many years, and is frequently longer than a decade.
authors.affiliation: Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin, Kuppenheim, Lehrbeauftragter für Allgemeinmedizin, Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Klimm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005194:Family Practice / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
vernacular_title: Ist der Hausarzt auch heute noch Familienarzt?