[Liberal pediatrics: the infancy of an occupation]. / Pédiatrie libérale: l'enfance d'une profession.

ABSTRACT

A survey by questionnaire was conducted among liberal pediatricians of Northern France in order to determine their feelings on their practice. Three major themes appear from this survey 1) modern liberal pediatrics in France has a poor profit earning capacity; 2) the University formation is mostly directed toward the formation of hospital pediatricians rather than practitioners; 3) there is a need for a different formation with a greater emphasize on child psychology.