Fundamentals of Clinical Practice: A Textbook on the Patient, Doctor, and Society

by Mark B. Mengel (Editor), Warren L. Holleman (Editor)

This unique text explores the patient-physician relationship, focusing on those relationships and societal problems that can have an impact on it. Writing for first- and second-year medical students, Drs. Mengel and Holleman describe the process of developing into a physician and how that affects the individual; the many cultural issues that can impact on the patient; and the current economic forces affecting the quality of health care. Students will benefit from the cogent clinical examples and cases that illustrate important points and the suggested supplementary readings.

517 pages, Hardcover

First published November 30, 1996