title: Exploring general practice.
abstract: This paper describes the development of research in general practice in the United Kingdom and postulates that the stimulus for this was the need to solve the problems faced by general practitioners as the British National Health Service evolved. With rapid advances in medical knowledge, the need for research in this field will be even greater in the future. A course designed to train young principals in general practice to look critically at their work and carry out simple research is currently underway.
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authors.lastname: Morrell