kohaliku omavalitsusüksuse tervishoiualaste kohustuste täitmist ja esimese etapi arstiabi andmist hõlmav perearsti erialane tegevus maakonnaarsti poolt kehtestatud piirkonnas ja kinnitatud nimistu alusel
Family practice as it is presently defined has only been officially recognized since 1969, but it developed from older models of general medical practice in which all of a patient's health care needs were met by a single physician.
