A new document in the history of family medicine; recommendations for establishment of organizations on ‘home care’ and ‘family medicine

Authors

  • Hülya Öztürk Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Tıp Tarihi ve Etik
  • İlhami Ünlüoğlu Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Aile Hekimliği

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15511/tahd.20.00346

Keywords:

Family medicine, History of medicine, Behçet Uz

Abstract

The formation of the family medicine disipline responsible for the provision of preventive services, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation services is dated very recently.Historically, the specialty of family medicine can be traced back to the distant past. Literally, the term “Family Physician” was first used in the beginning of the 20th century. In this article, we reveal the use of the term “family doctor” in the book written by Behçet Uz, four years before Francis Peabody stated the need for family medicine and discuss the similarities of the tasks defined to the family doctor with the concept of family doctors today.

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Published

2020-09-15

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Research Article

How to Cite

Öztürk, H., & Ünlüoğlu, İlhami. (2020). A new document in the history of family medicine; recommendations for establishment of organizations on ‘home care’ and ‘family medicine. Demo Journal, 24(3), 146-152. https://doi.org/10.15511/tahd.20.00346