Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Family Medicine

Family medicine is a branch of medical science that focuses on the comprehensive care of individuals and families regardless of age, gender and disease. Utilizing preventive measures, it seeks to maintain and improve the physical, mental and social health of patients. It emphasizes the importance of education, preve…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 3× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2692-5257 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Family medicine is a branch of medical science that focuses on the comprehensive care of individuals and families regardless of age, gender and disease. Utilizing preventive measures, it seeks to maintain and improve the physical, mental and social health of patients. It emphasizes the importance of education, prevention and active participation of the patient in their own care. Family medicine has a major role in providing primary health care, which is essential in increasing access to health care and improving the health outcomes of a population. Family physicians are able to accurately diagnose and treat acute and chronic diseases, provide health advice and screenings, promote healthy lifestyle choices, and refer patients to specialists when necessary.

Research published in this journal

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

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 3 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 Family Medicine, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of General Practice (ISSN 2692-5257).

Journal editorial board
Dr. Rizwan Ahmad · Saudi Arabia

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