Oxford Handbook of General Practice (Oxford Handbooks)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: June 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 848
ISBN-13: 9780192632708
Subjects: General practice; Practice Of Medicine; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Diseases; Family & General Practice; Medical / Family & General Practice; General; Family Medicine; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Physicians (General practice); Practice; Primary care (Medicine)
First sentence: In the early 19th century, when medical care was provided by apothecaries, physicians, and surgeons, the term 'general practitioner' became applied to apothecaries taking the Membership Examination of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.