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To the Editor: Jollis and colleagues (Dec. 19 issue)¹ report the results of their study on the outcome of acute myocardial infarction in relation to the admitting physician's specialty. Research that compares the quality of care provided by generalists and that provided by specialists is of considerable interest because of the increasing focus on primary care. Unfortunately, the way in which the research questions are posed often stacks the deck against primary care.

Primary care is person-oriented rather than disease-oriented medicine. Its challenges include dealing with vague and difficult-to-resolve problems, most disorders and ailments, and behavior that signifies a high . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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