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Generalist and Primary Care Physicians

Physicians and healers across history whose role is the broad, generalist practice of medicine rather than a named surgical or laboratory specialty, following the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) Minor Group 2211, Generalist Medical Practitioners. Belongs here: a physician recorded chiefly as a treating doctor, including one also noted as an inventor, researcher or scholar where that second role does not itself name a distinct clinical or scientific specialty. Does not belong here: a physician whose SubLabel already names a surgical, laboratory or public health specialty, grouped instead under that specialty's own heading.

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1. Primary Care (Wikipedia)
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A primary care physician (PCP) is a physician who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions, not limited by cause, organ system, or diagnosis.
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