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Table 3 frequency of telephone contact

From: How do general practitioners and specialists value their mutual communication? A survey

Question

On average, how often do you seek contact with a specialist/GP by telephone?

GP

%

n = 264

Specialist

%

n = 232

More often

36.9

21.5

Once a week

49.0

34.6

Once a month

12.9

29.8

Once in 3 months

0.8

12.7

Never

0.4

1.3

  1. GP versus specialist p-value < 0.001
  2. Surgeons less than physicians and supporting specialists (p < 0.001).