Harefuah
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To assess the dimensions of the problem of domestic violence among patients in primary care practice. The study also aimed to examine the various kinds of violence and what family physicians know about the subject as it pertains to their patients. ⋯ In comparison to world literature, our study apparently has an under-reporting of cases of domestic violence by the participants. On the other hand, in most cases, the family physician is unaware of these cases of violence. The fact that only one-third of the victims of violence think that the physician is the right person to turn to with this problem, suggests that a deeper probe into the subject is necessary, by studying it and explaining it effectively to the public.
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Physicians are the backbone of every medical system. Physician function and behavior have a major impact on the function and outcomes of medical systems. Physician behavior is influenced by sets of incentives that are an inherent part of the medical system. ⋯ Physician behavior is influenced by a combination of all three types of incentives and not by a single incentive. The material incentive has more influence on recruitment while the social incentive has a stronger influence on retainment and attrition reduction. This article discusses the modern physician's environment in view of incentive sets and its impact on the medical system.
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The immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel posed new challenges to their family physicians. The gaps in health beliefs between the Ethiopian immigrants and western medicine culture imposed difficulties on the work of the medical team. ⋯ They presented many different complaints, with no medical explanations. Their stories illuminate personal, social and cultural concepts which characterize these women.