Family Medicine Medical Bureaucracies and Society
Keywords:
Sociological Article, History of Medicine, 20th Cent, Family Practice, South Africa
Abstract
The progress of Family Practice in South Africa over the last few decades is examined and evaluated. It is done in the context of the history of modern medicine world-wide and put into South African perspective by explaining the different government and other professional agencies and bureaucracies in society which decide on or influence medical care. It concludes with future opportunities for Family Practice as they exist today.
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