Complexity in primary care; understanding its value.9781857757248 Complexity in primary care; understanding its value. Sweeney, Kieran and Ioan Heath. Radcliffe Publishing 2006 165 pages $45.00 Paperback RC55 Sweeney (Penninsula Medical School, universities of Plymouth and Exeter) suggests that a basic understanding of complexity theory can be applied by general practitioners general practitioner n. Abbr. GP A physician whose practice consists of providing ongoing care covering a variety of medical problems in patients of all ages, often including referral to appropriate specialists. to better account for the myriad variations in patient background and treatment options they encounter daily. He encourages scrutiny of solely linear modes of thought, explaining how biographical bi·o·graph·i·cal also bi·o·graph·ic adj. 1. Containing, consisting of, or relating to the facts or events in a person's life. 2. Of or relating to biography as a literary form. rather than biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. background might form a more accurate body of evidence from which to provide care. Hypothetical Hypothetical is an adjective, meaning of or pertaining to a hypothesis. See:
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