A physician [or other provider] who is in some sense a
generalist, such as a family practitioner, pediatrician, or general internist. While these
physicians deal with the entire person, subspecialist
physicians deal only with single body systems - eyes, bones, or skin - or with specific
diseases - allergies, diabetes, or heart disease.*
Also: PCP, gatekeeper,
primary care
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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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