Table 2.

Characteristics of Referring Physicians (n=89)

Number of patients referred, N (%)
1	83 (93.3%)
2	5 (5.6%)
3	1 (1.1%)
Geographic location, N (%)
Southern California	69 (77.5%)
Other California	1 (1.1%)
Nevada	5 (5.6%)
Other	14 (15.7%)
Clinical specialty, N (%)
Neurology	59 (66.3%)
Internal medicine	4 (4.5%)
Family medicine	7 (7.9%)
Other	12 (13.5%)
Unknown	7 (7.9%)
Board certified, N (%)	70 (78.7%)
Mean number of years since medical school graduation (SD)	27.5 (9.4) Range=7 to 48 Median=27.5