Family Doctors Seen through the Eyes of Specialists: A Qualitative Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Main category</td><td align="left">Subcategory</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="left">(i) Broadly based medical knowledge</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Positive aspects</td><td align="left">(ii) Function as gateway</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="left">(iii) Empathy</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="left">(i) “Subliminal negative comments”</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Negative aspects</td><td align="left">(ii) Frustration of family doctors </td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="left">(iii) Old-fashioned image of family doctors</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

International Journal of Family Medicine

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Table 2: Family Doctors Seen through the Eyes of Specialists: A Qualitative Study 