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. 1985 Feb 2;290(6465):359–362. doi: 10.1136/bmj.290.6465.359

Effect of distance from surgery on consultation rates in an urban practice.

C R Whitehouse
PMCID: PMC1417372  PMID: 3917821

Abstract

Introducing a microcomputer into a general practice provides an opportunity to consider how different population groups use the services offered. In a study of the effect that distance has on consultation rates the results showed that patients who lived close to the surgery consulted a third more than those who lived over two and a half miles from the surgery. Further analysis showed that patients who might be expected to have transport difficulties were particularly low users.

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