01313cam a22001574a 4500008004100000020001800041245008000059250001200139260008100151300003800232520080100270650002101071650002101092700002201113050002001135110125s2012    paua     b    001 0 eng    a978160831655700aEssentials of family medicine /c[edited by] Philip D. Sloane ... [et al.].  a6th ed.  aPhiladelphia :bWolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,cc2012.  axvi, 688 p. :bill. (some col.) ;  a"Perhaps more remarkable is how much hasn't changed in the past quarter century. The patient-centered encounter remains the backbone of effective care, whether in the office, on the telephone or online. In these encounters, attentiveness to the interaction between biological, socioeconomic, and psychological factors is as crucial and relevant as ever. Family medicine residency programs continue to provide excellent preparation for physicians interested in caring for individuals of all ages and their families within a broad range of practice settings, styles, and populations. Primary medical care continues to be recognized as the cornerstone of an effective health care system, although integration of primary care into the broader US system remains far from ideal"--Provided by publisher. 0aFamily medicine.12aFamily Practice.1 aSloane, Philip D.00aRC46b.E88 2012