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Percentage distribution of profession of referring physicians for patients treated by a physical therapist in 2005, for Israel (Maccabi) and the Netherlands (LiPZ), for the total patient population, patients treated for their lumbar spine and patients with ankle sprain |
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| Total population |
Maccabi |
LiPZ |
p |
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| GP |
20.9 |
89.8 |
<0.001 |
| Orthopaedist |
67.4 |
3.8 |
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| Neurologist |
1.5 |
0.6 |
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| Rheumatologist |
0.4 |
0.2 |
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| Other |
9.9 |
5.6 |
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| Number of patients (abs.) |
99,541 |
12,193 |
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| Lumbar spine treated |
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| GP |
19.2 |
93.8 |
<0.001 |
| Orthopaedist |
73.3 |
0.4 |
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| Neurologist |
0.6 |
0.6 |
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| Rheumatologist |
0.2 |
0.0 |
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| Other |
6.7 |
5.1 |
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| Number of patients (abs.) |
22,166 |
2,057 |
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| Treated for ankle sprain |
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| GP |
8.7 |
95.5 |
<0.001 |
| Orthopaedist |
85.0 |
1.3 |
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| Neurologist |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Rheumatologist |
0.1 |
0.0 |
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| Other |
6.2 |
3.2 |
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| Number of patients (abs.) |
1,463 |
155 |
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Swinkels et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:163 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-163 |
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