Primary Care Shortage, a Brief History and Current Trends (NCBI)

Author/Credits, National Academies Press (US); 2021 May 4.For the first two-thirds of the 20th century, the lone general practitioner served as the face of primary care in the United States. However, primary care was a shrinking presence with the rise of subspecialty care and urbanization following World War II (Stevens, 2001). Three commissioned reports on the challenges facing ...CONTINUE READING 

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Care Services; Committee on Implementing High-Quality Primary Care; Robinson SK, Meisnere M, Phillips RL Jr., et al., editors. Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2021 May 4. 3, Primary Care in the United States: A Brief History and Current Trends.Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK571806/