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Definition of Primary care physician
1. Noun. The physician who provides primary care. "The primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Primary Care Physician
Literary usage of Primary care physician
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medicare and Graduate Medical Education by James Baumgardner (1995)
"Although no clear-cut definition of "primary care" exists, characteristics that
tend to be associated with the concept of a primary care physician include ..."
2. Somatization Disorder in the Medical Setting by G. Richard Smith, Jr., DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"By contrast, it is usually in everyone's best interest for the primary care
physician to make the appropriate diagnosis and embark on an effective long- ..."