title: [The past, current status and future of general practice and community health service in China].
abstract: Some basic concepts of general practice and community health service are introduced briefly in this paper, as well as their past, current status and future. Issues existed in general practice and community health service at present are also discussed. In fact, general practice and community health service have existed in China for a long time since 1920s. The urgency and possibility for development of general practice and community health service in China are analyzed. Suggestions for three issues relevant to their development are put forward.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PUMC Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century