Figure 2. Violin plots (box plots) of responses to the use of some of the information sources in medical practice by job category.

The red dots represent medians, the thick blue vertical lines the interquartile range and the yellow areas the general distribution of responses. The question was: “If you need information for the treatment of a patient, which source would you use?” Likert scale from 1 (never) to 5 (often). A - Junior hospital doctors. B - Senior hospital doctors. C - General practitioners. D - Private practice specialists. E - Other doctors.