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. 1983 Jul;75(7):719–721.

Root Doctors as Providers of Primary Care

Van J Stitt Jr
PMCID: PMC2561490  PMID: 6887277

Abstract

Physicians in primary care recognize that as many as 65 percent of the patients seen in their offices are there for psychological reasons. In any southern town with a moderate population of blacks, there are at least two “root doctors.” These root doctors have mastered the power of autosuggestion and are treating these patients with various forms of medication and psychological counseling. This paper updates the practicing physician on root doctors who practice primary care.

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