concept   family doctor
culture   Japan
statement   In Japan, personal family doctors are less common and people often visit specialists for medical issues.

4 similar statements
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 family doctor Japan Less common to have a personal family doctor; people often visit different specialists for medical issues 1
2 family doctor Japan Viewed as the first point of contact for general health issues and referrals to specialists 1
3 family medical history Japan Respecting privacy and not discussing or probing into family members’ medical conditions unless voluntarily shared 1
4 genealogy Japan Genealogy and family history are of less importance compared to other cultural values, and there is less emphasis on tracing ancestry. 1