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. 1993 Jun;39:1380–1391.

Comprehensive care for the elderly.

C J Patterson 1, J W Feightner 1
PMCID: PMC2379601  PMID: 8324407

Abstract

As older people make up an ever greater percentage of our population, we need a framework for approaching their primary medical care. Prevention, early detection, health promotion, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment are the principal tasks of primary care physicians. To accomplish these tasks, physicians must maintain a broad perspective and call, where necessary, on the expertise of others.

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