The most convenient, authoritative overview of family medicine and primary care-completely updated and expanded! Up-to-the-minute, evidence-based advice, including complementary and alternative treatments where appropriateRecommendations for both immediate and ongoing management strategiesNumerous algorithms, charts, and tables Developmental organization with sections on infants and children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly Easy-to-follow format for disease-specific chaptersNEW! Increased coverage of heart disease, emergency medicine topics, and moreNEW! Review of the most recent competency requirements of culture medicine and health disparities NEW! Chapters on genetics and pharmacogenomics in clinical practice.