Table III.

Type of referrals reported by the physicians in 153 case reports, number and percentages, for female and male patients.

	Women		Men		Total
Type of referral	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Psychotherapy	54	28	17	19	71	26
Physiotherapy	37	20	14	16	51	18
MRT/CT	17	9	11	12	28	10
Orthopaedist	13	7	13	15	26	9
Psychiatrist	12	6	9	10	21	8
X-ray	13	7	6	7	19	7
Work capacity assessment	17	10	2	2	19	7
Neurologist	10	5	4	5	14	5
Rheumatologist	4	2	3	3	7	3
Pain investigation	4	2	3	3	7	3
Stress management	4	2	2	2	6	2
Alcohol rehabilitation	2	1	2	2	4	1
Neurophysiologic	2	1	2	2	4	1
All	189	100	88	100	277	100