Lessons from Mackenzie that still resonate.

Journal article

On 4 June 1921 Sir James Mackenzie defended his thesis, The Opportunities of the General Practitioner are Essential for the Investigation of Disease and the Progress of Medicine, in the British Medical Journal. Just under a century later, there is still a message for all researchers in primary care which resonates. A short précis of a full commentary from the International Journal of Epidemiology is given below. © British Journal of General Practice.

Authors: van Hecke, O; Smith, B; Sullivan, F

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 608
• Pages: 158-159
• Publication date: 2013-03-01
• DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13x664423
• EISSN: 1478-5242
• ISSN: 0960-1643
• Language: English
• Keywords: General Practice; Biomedical Research; Scotland; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century