PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jim McIntosh AU - Gordon Horobin TI - General practice in remote areas: attractions, expectations, and experiences DP - 1978 Apr 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 227--232 VI - 28 IP - 189 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/28/189/227.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/28/189/227.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1978 Apr 01; 28 AB - Interviews with a sample of general practitioners in remote areas of Scotland revealed a strong commitment to a wide family counsellor role as well as a wish to use clinical skills more fully. While many urban doctors express similar orientations we believe that rural practitioners feel better able to implement their preferred style of work which combines personal and professional elements.