176 Pages
by
CRC Press
176 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The daily work of General Practitioners can seem at once simple and immensely complicated. The routine nature of the consultation appears on the surface to be straightforward, but carries within it myriad layers of meaning. The options for diagnosis and treatment within a single consultation, or when combined in the overall pattern of the day, can seem huge. A basic understanding of complexity... Read more
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Biography
Keiran Sweeney
