TY - JOUR T1 - Prescribing procrastination JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 550 LP - 552 VL - 29 IS - 206 AU - George H. Thomson Y1 - 1979/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/29/206/550.abstract N2 - In his everyday work the family physician sees many patients whose problems have been diagnosed but for whom postponement of an active treatment plan is indicated. The physician must therefore prescribe procrastination in a carefully planned way. I describe some ideas and practical methods for doing this. ER -