Villaveces J W, Welcher W H, Evans G R
Calif Med. 1972 Nov;117(5):85-9.
Seventy-five percent of family practitioners in Ventura County, California, responded to a seven-page mailed questionnaire. One third of the practitioners do no obstetrics. The physicians counsel seven patients to every delivery performed and to every surgical procedure performed. Family practice consists of medicine and pediatrics, rather than surgery, obstetrics and psychiatry. Family practitioners use referrals to community health care services in a limited fashion. Lack of information about availability of community resources may be the reason.
加利福尼亚州文图拉县75%的家庭医生回复了一份长达七页的邮寄问卷。三分之一的医生不做产科。每位医生每接生一名产妇或每实施一台外科手术，会为七名患者提供咨询。家庭医疗包括内科和儿科，而非外科、产科和精神病科。家庭医生对社区医疗服务的转诊使用有限。缺乏社区资源可用性的信息可能是原因所在。
