Handbook of Family Medicine (3rd ed)

Handbook of Family Medicine 3rd edition is a practical guide to being a general practitioner in a southern African context.

It focuses on the circumstances affecting family medicine within developing countries, the various skills needed on a day-to-day basis, and the best approach to patient care from a holistic perspective.

It is the only African text of this nature that deals with the unique difficulties that family medicine doctors have to manage, particularly in under-resourced areas.

The real-life case studies provide insight into what medical students will encounter in practice.

Contributors are from a number of medical schools and it is this collaboration and contribution of all family medicine specialists which provides a broad area of expertise.

The handbook is endorsed by the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FaMEC) and the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care.