It Is Time to Recognize Family Medicine as a Specialty in Europe

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  • Sara Ares-Blanco Federica Montseny Health Centre. Gerencia Asistencial Atención Primaria. Servicio Madrileño de Salud. Madrid. Spain; Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute. Madrid. Spain; Research Network on Chronicity. Primary Healthcare and Prevention and Health Promotion. Carlos III Health Institute. Madrid. Spain.
  • Tiago Villanueva Unidade de Saúde Familiar Reynaldo dos Santos. Unidade Local de Saúde Estuário do Tejo. Lisbon. Portugal; Editor-in-Chief. Acta Médica Portuguesa. Ordem dos Médicos. Lisbon. Portugal.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.23682

Keywords:

Europe, Family Practice, Physicians, Family

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2025-09-01

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Ares-Blanco S, Villanueva T. It Is Time to Recognize Family Medicine as a Specialty in Europe. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];38(9):521-2. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/23682

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Vol. 38 No. 9 (2025): September

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