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Table 1 Characteristics of participating PCPs

From: Factors influencing primary care physicians’ prescribing behavior of anticoagulant therapy for the management of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Singapore: a qualitative research study

Characteristic n
Gender
 Male 10
 Female 17
Age (in years)
 Age ≤ 35 7
 Age > 35—50 17
 Age > 50 3
Highest family medicine qualification
 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) 5
 Doctor of Medicine (MD) 1
 Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (GDFM)a 6
 Master of Medicine in Family Medicine (MMed)a 11
 Fellowship (FCFPS)a 4
Clinical practice setting
 Polyclinic 21
 General practitioner clinic 5
 Locum 1
Years of practice
  < 10 9
 10—19 13
  > 19 5
  1. apostgraduate qualifications in family medicine