Physicians in home care: past, present, & future.
Physician house calls began declining in the 1960s and still are relatively rare. What caused this distancing of physicians from home care, and what needs to be done to bridge the gap?
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Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, USA.
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