Glossary

General medicine

General medicine

Allgemeinmedizin·Also: Hausarztmedizin

General medicine is the specialty of family doctors. It is usually the first point of contact for health problems and provides comprehensive, long-term care for people, regardless of their age and the type of complaints.

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