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. 2011 Jan;57(1):60–65.

Table 2.

Time spent visiting a physician, including travel, waiting, and medical examination: N = 151.

TIME EMERGENCY ROOM (N = 29) OUTPATIENT CLINIC (N = 118)*
HOURS, N (%)
  • < 2 10.0 (34) 74.0 (63)
  • 2 < 4 13.0 (45) 34.0 (29)
  • 4 < 6 4.0 (14) 5.0 (4)
  • ≥ 6 2.0 (7) 5.0 (4)
Maximum, h 18.0 3.0
Mean, h 3.1 1.8
Median, h 2.0 1.5
*

Four cases had missing responses for time spent vising a physician.