PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D. U. Bloor
TI  - The union doctor
DP  - 1980 Jun 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 358--364
VI  - 30
IP  - 215
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/30/215/358.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/30/215/358.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1980 Jun 01; 30
AB  - The appointment, terms of service, and work of the Poor Law medical officer, the union doctor, is described to illustrate one of the roles of the mid-nineteenth century general practitioner. It was this role which laid the foundation of modern general practice.