This issue presents research, theory, and com-mentary on a wide range of topics. Studies of
the effects of health policy, health care, and how disease manifests are balanced by …

Perry Dickinson, MD: We are proud to have as our presenters today a group of our most
outstanding leaders in family practice research, each an active member of this organization …

To the Editor: Dr. Whitcomb's1 article on the redesign of residency training in family
medicine was read with great interest. It was refreshing to have someone of his insight and …

Borrowed and adapted knowledge is insufficient to optimize the potential of a
comprehensive, integrative, relationship-centered generalist approach to improve the health …

Comments on the article by JP Zubialde and CB Aspy (see record 2002-00240-001). The
current author believes the intentions in this article are good but suggests a little different …

That was answered by pioneer medical scientist Rudolph Virchow (1821-1902), the father of
cellular pathology, who famously said:“Medicine is a social science and politics is nothing …

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This article characterizes the large research domain of family medicine. It is a domain that
can be productively explored from different perspectives, including:(1) the ecology of …

Gayle Stephens, MD, claimed that the research laboratory of family medicine must be the
practice—it is both the source of our questions and the place where we must seek answers …

This is a revolutionary time in primary health care. Groundbreaking advances are being
implemented in a variety of settings. Although most of the revolution is invisible through the …