Who Should Give Primary Care?

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Abstract
Elsewhere in this issue of the Journal, Drs. Fishbane and Starfield offer us some new data comparing the care of children given by general practitioners and by pediatricians in a number of ways.1 Their article is important because of its timeliness.The harsh economic realities of the 1980s are forcing Americans to take a searching look at how much we spend, and whom we spend it on, in many areas of social need. It is going to be a tough, belt-tightening time.2 Because medical care is gobbling up so many precious dollars, much of what we doctors do is . . .