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Table 2 Reasons for encounters (physicians recorded) with ICPC-2 coding in 487 patients

From: Reasons for encounters and psychiatric comorbidity in an urban Bavarian primary care out-of-hour service - results of a cross sectional study

Reasons for encounters ICPC-2 chapters

Absolute frequency (percentage)

Musculoskeletal L

200 (35.6%)

Digestive system D

57 (10.1%)

Respiratory system R

73 (13.0%)

Skin S

45 (8.0%)

Neurological N

28 (5.0%)

General A

30 (5.3%)

Urological U

31 (5.5%)

Pregnancy, birth family planning W

28 (5.0%)

Cardiovascular system K

28 (5.0%)

ENT H

10 (1.8%)

Procedures C

3 (0.5%)

Blood, blood building organs, immune system B

9 (1.6%)

Psyche P

7 (1.2%)

Ophthalmology F

2 (0.4%)

Endocrine, metabolic, nutrition T

7 (1.2%)

Female genitals X

2 (0.4%)

Male genitals Y

2 (0.4%)

Social issues Z

0 (0%)

Total number of RFMC

562 (100%)