updAIDS in SA Family Practice

Developing family practice in Kuwait.

ROBIN C FRASER of oil, some 50 years ago, it has undergone phenomenal change. Its population has expanded rapidly, mainly through immigration (Table 1);' only 40% are Kuwaiti, with the remainder mostly from other Arab countries. Its age structure differs markedly from the UK:2 compared with the UK it has double the proportion of those aged under 15 years and only one 10th the proportion of thos...

Psychological Medicine in Family Practice

Chronic headaches in family practice.

BACKGROUND More than 11 million people in the United States have moderate or severe migraine resulting in much suffering and millions of lost work days annually. Staying abreast of current advances in headache management is important for family physicians, who care for most headache patients. METHODS MEDLINE files were searched from 1982 to the present using the key words "headache," "migrain...

Us Family Practice Edition

EDITOR Dr. Rosen graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School, then trained in internal medicine at the University of Alabama, and in dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine. He currently serves as Professor of Dermatology at Baylor and Chief of Dermatology at the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is active in the American Academy of Dermatology, having served on the Boa...

Family physicians in Switzerland: transition from residency to family practice.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The study is concerned with family physicians in the transition phase from residency to practice. Factors relating to the decision to take up a career in family medicine rather than a different medical career are investigated. Further, incentives and disincentives for starting a family practice as well as factors influencing the decision about practice location and pra...