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Table 1 Characteristics of primary care physicians and patients

From: Pretest expectations strongly influence interpretation of abnormal laboratory results and further management

Primary care physicians

N = 87 (NIVEL*)

Sex

 

   man

68% (67%)

   woman

32% (33%)

Age

 

   <50 years

68% (55%)

   >50 years

32% (45%)

Experience **

 

   <15 years

41%

   >15 years

59%

Working

 

   full-time

52% (54%)

   part-time

48% (46%)

Patients

N = 1253

Sex

 

   man

38%

   woman

62%

Age

 

   18-40 years

33%

   40-60 years

37%

   60+ years

30%

  1. * the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research http://www.nivel.nl documents data on all Dutch primary care physicians (N = 8408, data 2005).
  2. ** No Nivel data available
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