Guidelines; from foe to friend? Comparative interviews with GPs in Norway and Denmark

Table 2 Sample profile compared to all Norwegian and Danish GPs

Variable	Norwegian sample	GPs in Norway*	Danish sample	GPs in Denmark**
Number of GPs	27	3862	18	3.639
Male GPs	67%	68%	56%	62%
Age (mean)	45	47	56,2	53,6
Current list size (mean)	1110	1196	1498	1583
GPs with open list	31%	46%	53%	65%

*Data from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation and the Norwegian Medical Association: Available at http://www.nav.no/page?id=1073743257 and http://www.legeforeningen.no/index.gan?id=124987 Accessed August, 2007.
**Data from the Danish Medical Association and the Danish Ministry of Health and Prevention: Available at http://www.laeger.dk/portal/page/portal/LAEGERDK/LAEGER_DK and http://www.sum.dk/ Accessed June 2009.

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