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J Gen Fam Med. 2021 Nov 01;22(6):314-315. doi: 10.1002/jgf2.500. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Various perspectives of "General Medicine" in Japan-Respect for and cooperation with each other as the same "General Medicine Physicians".

Journal of general and family medicine

Yuya Yokota, Takashi Watari

Affiliations

  1. Family Practice Center of Okayama Okayama Japan.
  2. Department of General Medicine Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama Japan.
  3. General Medicine center Shimane University Hospital Shimane Japan.

PMID: 34754709 PMCID: PMC8561093 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.500

Abstract

In Japan, the general medicine category includes various specialties: "family physician," "hospitalist," and "hospital family physician." These specialties can be illustrated from two perspectives for an easy understanding of their characteristics.

© 2021 The Authors. Journal of General and Family Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japan Primary Care Association.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have stated explicitly that there are no conflicts of interest in connection with this article.

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