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. 2014 Apr;74(4):361–369. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1360263

Table 3 Which sources were used to obtain information about the disease (entire collective, differentiated according to number of sources used).

Absolute and relative frequencies of named information sources (1 887 women) 1–2 sources used (1 097 women) 3 sources used (507 women) 4–6 sources used (283 women)
Frequency of naming Percent referred to number of patients Frequency of naming Percent referred to number of patients Frequency of naming Percent referred to number of patients Frequency of naming Percent referred to number of patients
Physician 1 683 89.2 947 86.3 461 90.9 275 97.2
Pamphlets 943 50.0 259 23.6 406 80.1 278 98.2
Journals 676 35.8 179 16.3 273 53.8 224 79.2
Internet 584 30.9 153 13.9 209 41.2 222 78.4
Patient events 401 21.3 108 9.8 132 26.0 161 56.9
Other sources 127 6.7 30 2.7 40 7.9 57 20.1