[The public's perception of doctors is changing].

Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes

Institut für Allgemeinmedizin der Charité, Berlin.

Published: April 2010

The public's perception of doctors is the subject of continuous change. The physician's image loses its uniformity to the extent that increasing knowledge and technical ability generate a multitude of different specialisations. A high complexity arises from the accompanying necessary regulations with the professional image considerably varying across perspectives. Due to this complexity the independence of the self-employed physician becomes increasingly obscure. At the same time, though, the image of the doctor as "an appropriate attendant" has not lost any of its radiance.

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