Recent Advances in Family Medicine

The medical specialty that deals with the comprehensive health care for people of all ages is known as family medicine. It is a sub-field of primary care that is based on the knowledge of the patient’s cultural and family background. Due to this, it emphasizes on preventing diseases and promoting health. It also focuses on providing continuous and comprehensive health care to individuals and families over all diseases, ages, genders and parts of the body. Various chronic, acute and preventive medical care services are provided under family medicine. It also includes routine check-ups, immunization, health-risk assessments, screening tests as well as personalized counseling to maintain a healthy lifestyle. This book provides comprehensive insights into the field of family medicine. It aims to equip students and experts with the advanced topics and upcoming concepts in this area. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this book an invaluable source of knowledge.