Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the physicians

Variables	Attending Physicians		General Practitioners
	No	%	No	%
Specialty
Anesth. Intensive Care	24	6.1	N/A
Surgical	96	24.2	N/A
Non – surgical	181	45.7	N/A
ObGyn	71	17.9	N/A
Emergency	24	6.1	N/A
Age (years)
< 30	27	6.8	0	0
30–39	129	32.6	2	1.8
40–49	102	25.8	21	19.3
50–59	74	18.7	43	39.4
> 60	31	7.8	43	39.4
N/A	33	8.3	0	0
Years in practice
1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 > 30 N/A	75	18.9	1	0.9
	60	15.2	2	1.8
	58	14.6	6	5.5
	48	12.1	10	9.2
	52	13.1	18	16.5
	37	9.3	20	18.3
	31	7.8	50	45.9
	35	8.8	2	1.8
Work sector
Public Private Both	208	52.5	N/A
	15	3.8	N/A
	173	43.7	N/A
Geographic area
Urban Rural	388	98	87	79.8
	8	2	22	20.2
Location
Dolj Olt	305	77	109	100
	91	23	0	0