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Patients’ Need for Contact With The GP in Case of Hospital Admission
| Type of Contact (%) | |||||
| Hospital Admission | Need Contact No. (%) | Telephone Only | Home Visit After | Hospital Visit | Both Visits |
| Broken leg | 447/634 (71) | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Minor foot operation | 210/633 (33) | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Vague abdominal symptoms | 574/631 (91) | 38 | 20 | 21 | 10 |
| Heart attack | 613/633 (97) | 12 | 37 | 26 | 22 |
| Discovery of cancer | 618/633 (98) | 5 | 36 | 27 | 30 |
