Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

General Practice

General practice, also known as Family Medicine, is the medical specialty that provides first-contact, continuing and comprehensive care to people of all ages, addressing a broad range of health concerns. General practitioners diagnose and treat common acute and chronic conditions, coordinate care with specialists, …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 3 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 4× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2640-690X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

General practice, also known as Family Medicine, is the medical specialty that provides first-contact, continuing and comprehensive care to people of all ages, addressing a broad range of health concerns. General practitioners diagnose and treat common acute and chronic conditions, coordinate care with specialists, deliver preventive services and consider the physical, psychological and social context of each patient. Because they often serve as the entry point to the wider health system, general practice is central to primary care, prevention and the long-term management of chronic disease. Reflecting the family-medicine and primary-care focus of this journal and its companion titles, related research has examined core aspects of general practice. Studies include barriers to managing childhood obesity in general practice amid the double burden of malnutrition, patient safety and clinical risk management for general practice, and the care of patients with chronic diseases and frailty in general practice. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to general practice and Family Medicine, including the delivery of comprehensive primary care, preventive services and the management of common and chronic conditions across the lifespan.

Research published in this journal

3 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 3 articles above have been cited 4 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on General Practice, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Family Medicine (ISSN 2640-690X).

Journal editorial board
Dr. John P. Bartkowski · United States Dr. Angela Pia Cazzolla · Italy Dr. Ian James Martins · Australia

This page summarises published research for orientation; it is not medical or professional advice.