Royal College of Physicians, London, UK.
Clin Med (Lond). 2012 Aug;12(4):316-9. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-4-316.
In an ageing population, patients are living longer with one or more chronic disease, and with acute illnesses increasingly extending outside the boundaries of a single medical specialty. Therefore, is it time for the general physician to take charge?
在人口老龄化的背景下,患者的寿命延长了,同时患有一种或多种慢性病,急性病也越来越超出单一医学专业的范围。因此,是否到了由全科医生负责的时候了?