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. 2008 Sep 29;8:198. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-198

Table 1.

Total numbers of additional questions and percentages of physicians who would ask the patient different types of additional questions by country

Countries
p country Germany UK US Tukey's Multiple Comparison

Number of questions (means) < .0001 3.1 5.5 8.7 US > UK > Germany
Questions about (%)
 pathology .3879 69 77 71 UK = US = Germany
 medical history < .0001 39 62 83 US > UK > Germany
 pain < .0001 32 57 62 US = UK > Germany
 smoking < .0001 20 48 57 US = UK > Germany
 alcohol < .0001 8 31 34 US = UK > Germany
 psychological state .0226 20 33 35 US = UK > Germany
 social .0901 17 14 25 US = Germany = UK
 general < .0001 30 62 83 US > UK > Germany