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Family Medicine

Principles and Practice

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Editors:
  1. Robert B. Taylor

    1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, USA

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  2. Alan K. David

    1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

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  3. Scott A. Fields

    1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, USA

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  4. D. Melessa Phillips

    1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, USA

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  5. Joseph E. Scherger

    1. College of Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA

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Table of contents (131 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N1-xxxii
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  2. The Principles of Family Medicine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Family Medicine: Now and Future Practice

      • Robert B. Taylor
      Pages 3-9

    3. Stages of Human Development

      • Kenneth Brummel-Smith, Laura Mosqueda
      Pages 10-16

    4. Cultural, Race, and Ethnicity Issues in Health Care

      • Enrique S. Fernandez, Jeannette E. South-Paul, Samuel C. Matheny
      Pages 17-23

    5. Family Issues in Health Care

      • Thomas L. Campbell, Susan H. McDaniel, Kathy Cole-Kelly
      Pages 24-32

    6. Information Mastery: Practical Evidence-Based Family Medicine

      • Cheryl A. Flynn, Allen F. Shaughnessy, David C. Slawson
      Pages 33-40

    7. Population-Based Health Care

      • Bruce W. Goldberg
      Pages 41-46

  3. The Practice of Family Medicine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. The Person, Family, and Community

      1. Clinical Prevention
        • Anthony F. Jerant
        Pages 49-67
      2. Health Promotion
        • Richard Kent Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk
        Pages 68-76
      3. Health Care of the International Traveler
        • David N. Spees
        Pages 77-84
      4. Preconception Care
        • Josephine R. Fowler, Brian W. Jack
        Pages 85-94
      5. Normal Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery
        • Margaret V. Elizondo, Joseph E. Scherger
        Pages 95-103
      6. Medical Problems During Pregnancy
        • José A. Arevalo, Thomas S. Nesbitt
        Pages 104-116
      7. Obstetric Complications During Pregnancy
        • Carol E. Blenning
        Pages 117-126
      8. Problems During Labor and Delivery
        • Stephen Ratcliffe, Kent Petrie
        Pages 127-134
      9. Postpartum Care
        • Dwenda K. Gjerdingen
        Pages 135-140
      10. Genetic Disorders
        • John W. Bachman
        Pages 141-148
      11. Problems of the Newborn and Infant
        • Richard B. Lewan, Christopher R. Wood, Bruce Ambuel
        Pages 149-165
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About this book

Family Medicine: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive reference text providing clear guidelines for diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illnesses regularly seen in family practice. The sixth edition will follow the format successfully established with the fourth edition. In addition, it will include new chapters on: Herbal Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine, Telemedicine, Evidence-Based Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Effective Office Management. Also, a whole new section on The Future of Family Medicine will be added. All chapters will be completely updated and with new clinical guidelines and references. Websites will be included in the references as well.

Reviews

From the reviews of the sixth edition:

"[T]he sixth edition of this comprehensive book... covers the breadth and diversity of family practice [and] continues its strong tradition of a clinically oriented approach directed towards front line family practitioners. This work achieves the goal of being a complete reference on family medicine as well as any other book available [and] delivers its content in a fashion that is user-friendly for all levels of clinical practice.

The book once again reviews the basic principles of family practice, with emphasis on prevention and wellness. Sections on specific disease entities are comprehensive and logically constructed. Tables and graphs are used extensively and are strategically placed to facilitate learning and recall. Added chapters on Bioterrorism and alternative medicine are most welcome and testify to the book's timeliness. This sixth edition is without question the strongest, most comprehensive version yet." (DOODY'S REVIEW)

"This work achieves the goal of being a complete reference on family medicine … . the book delivers its content in a fashion that is user-friendly for all levels of clinical practice. … Tables and graphs are used extensively and are strategically placed to facilitate learning and recall. Added chapters on bioterrorism and alternative medicine are most welcome and testify to the book’s timeliness. … This sixth edition is without question the strongest, most comprehensive version yet." (Donald R. Frey, www.doody.com, February, 2004)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, USA

    Robert B. Taylor, Scott A. Fields

  • Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

    Alan K. David

  • Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, USA

    D. Melessa Phillips

  • College of Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA

    Joseph E. Scherger

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Family Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: Principles and Practice

  • Editors: Robert B. Taylor, Alan K. David, Scott A. Fields, D. Melessa Phillips, Joseph E. Scherger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21744-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2003

  • Edition Number: 6

  • Number of Pages: LXVIII, 1172

  • Number of Illustrations: 74 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: General Practice / Family Medicine, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

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