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. 2010 Jul;6(4):174–181. doi: 10.1200/JOP.200009

Table A1.

Mean No. of Physician Visits by Physician Specialty and Patient Age

Physician Specialty Age Group (years)
≤ 49 (n = 2,779)
50-64 (n = 4,017)
65-79 (n = 3,524)
≥ 80 (n = 899)
Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE
PCP* 5.2 0.05 5.9 0.04 7.7 0.05 12.1 0.14
Oncology* 3.3 0.04 3.0 0.03 2.6 0.03 2.0 0.07
Medical* 1.3 0.03 1.1 0.03 0.8 0.03 0.5 0.08
Radiation* 0.5 0.03 0.6 0.03 0.5 0.03 0.3 0.09
Surgical* 1.5 0.03 1.3 0.02 1.3 0.03 1.2 0.07
Other* 3.2 0.04 3.8 0.04 5.7 0.05 6.4 0.1

NOTE. No. of visits is calculated as mean per patient per patient year.

Abbreviation: PCP, primary care physician.

*

P < .05.