The classic and comprehensive Family Medicine: Principles and Practice now spans four decades and two millennia. With each new edition, the editors attempt to address what is changing in family medicine and in health care, in general. With that in mind this resource addresses evidence-based medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, advances in genetics, population-based medicine and the ecology of health care.

Robert B. Taylor, M.D. Editor
Professor of Family Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon

Associate Editors:

Alan K. David, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Scott A. Fields, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman
Department of Family Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon

D. Melessa Phillips, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Family Medicine
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Jackson, Mississippi

Joseph E. Scherger, M.D., M.P.H.
Dean, College of Medicine
Florida State University College of Medicine
Tallahassee, Florida