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. 1997 Mar 15;314(7083):817–820. doi: 10.1136/bmj.314.7083.817

Primary care--opportunities and threats. Developing professional knowledge: making primary care education and research more relevant.

P Pearson 1, K Jones 1
PMCID: PMC2126186  PMID: 9081008

Abstract

The trio of recent government white papers heralds a new world for primary care. Many changes in the education of future primary health care professionals and in the research ethos of the discipline will be needed to realise this vision. New skills and attitudes, not least in multidisciplinary working; lifelong learning; and greater understanding of and participation in primary care research will have to emerge from educational efforts in the next few years.

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