Table 2. Characteristics of specialists (of Internal medicine and Surgery) and general practitioners (GPs) participating in the questionnaire survey.
| Internists | Surgeons | GPs | |
| Number of participating physicians (N) | 42 | 31 | 47 |
| Mean age (years) | 47 | 51 | 50 |
| Gender (% male) | 71 | 93 | 67 |
| Mean years since registration as Specialist (MSRC registration)a | 14,9 | 18,3 | |
| Work setting (%): | |||
| University hospital | 14,3 | 26,7 | |
| Non-university Teaching hospital | 64,3 | 33,3 | |
| General Non-teaching hospital | 21,4 | 40,0 | |
| Solo practice | 30,4 | ||
| Group practiceb | 63,0 | ||
| Health center | 6,5 | ||
| Mean number of patients serviced by GP practice | 2891 |
a
MSRC = Medical Specialists Registration Committee.
b
Group practice includes ‘duo-practices’ and ‘HOED-practices’ (Huisartsen Onder Één Dak; a number of GPs working independently in the same building).