Textbook of family medicine /
Ian R. McWhinney, Thomas Freeman.
- 3rd ed.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- xii, 460 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The origins of family medicine -- Principles of family medicine -- Illness in the community -- A profile of family practice -- Philosophical and scientific foundations of family medicine -- Illness, suffering, and healing -- Doctor-patient communication -- Clinical method -- The enhancement of health and the prevention of disease -- The family in health and disease -- Acute sore throat -- Headache -- Fatigue -- Hypertension -- Diabetes -- Home care -- Records -- Consultation and referral -- The health professions -- The community service network -- Alternative or complementary medicine -- Practice management -- Continuing self-education -- Research in family practice.