An Isolated Doctor

No doctor is an island

No doctor is an island " expand the knowledge base of PH and the complexities of diagnosis and management of this group of patients " ; and lobbying power, " to create a force that will have levels of influence on many facets of PH management in Australia and New Zealand. " [3] (See the PHSANZ abstracts published in this issue of Pulmonary Circulation). they were joined by still more people in ...

The Life of an Egyptian Doctor

commentary. In this way the work is given continuity. In certain parts, like the sections that deal with traction in the treatment of fractures and the evolution of arthroplasty and osteotomy, we are given an excellent outline of each subject with the original papers used as landmarks in the story. The layout of the book, the type and the small portrait sketches of each character, make the book...

Reminiscences of an Old-Time Doctor

Early in June 1889 the writer entered Cooper Medical College, San Francisco, now the Medical Department of Stanford University. Prior to his admission he had, under the tutelage of a friend, Dr. Charles Pemberton Murray, a graduate of Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, been quizzed twice a week for about a year on assigned readings from Gray's Anatomy and Dalton's Physiology, at tha...

"Doctor".

Choosing a doctor: an exploratory study of factors influencing patients' choice of a primary care doctor.

We assessed the relative importance healthcare consumers attach to various factors in choosing a primary care doctor (PCD) in a cross-sectional, in-person survey. Three survey locations were used: doctors' offices, a public shopping area, and meetings of a women's organization. A total of 636 community residents, varying across major demographic categories, participated. Participants completed ...