family practice
noun
: a medical practice or specialty which provides continuing general medical care for the individual and family
called also family medicine
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She plans to enter family practice when she graduates from med school.
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Being current in vaccination also can minimize your risk of long COVID, said Dr. Andrea Gabel, a family practice doctor at Harbor Health.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Aug. 2024
Morris Brown, the family practice physician who owns the clinic, rotated through Black patients nearly every 20 minutes.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
The family practices hierarchical parenting; Daylover and her husband are the primary decision makers as far as their kids go.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
The hospital has added four family practice clinics, a skilled nursing facility and an assisted living center.
—Markian Hawryluk, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Aug. 2024
Morris Brown, the family practice physician who owns the clinic, rotated through Black patients nearly every 20 minutes.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
The family practices hierarchical parenting; Daylover and her husband are the primary decision makers as far as their kids go.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
The hospital has added four family practice clinics, a skilled nursing facility and an assisted living center.
—Markian Hawryluk, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
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“Family practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20practice. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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