First-level, outpatient, medical services, as opposed to services such as routine
surgery for, e.g., gallstones (secondary care), or complex medical services and procedures
(e.g., heart transplants, tertiary care). Primary care
sometimes is also defined by the physician specialties involved: Usually family or general
practice, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, and internal medicine.*
Also: primary care physician
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*Extracted from Family Physicians
and Managed Care: A View to the 90's: (paperback 1993) with permission from American Academy of Family Physicians
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