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Table 3 Age- and sex-adjusted mean number of annual consultations per 1,000 individuals by PC service and type of visit.

From: Primary care utilisation patterns among an urban immigrant population in the Spanish National Health System

 

Natives

Immigrants

PC service

   Children

   Paediatrics

6,214*

4,612*

   Nursery

1,448

1,451

   Diagnostic tests a

118*

140*

   Physiotherapy

1

1

   Social work

3

7

   Odontostomatology

79

76

   Midwifery

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   Total

7,873*

6,304*

   Adults

   Family medicine

5,252*

3,274*

   Nursery

2,539*

763*

   Diagnostic tests a

639*

435*

   Physiotherapy

78*

23*

   Social work

25

21

   Odontostomatology

65

61

   Midwifery

55*

63*

   Total

8,672*

4,654*

Type of visit

   Children

   Demanded visit

5,264*

4,172*

   Emergency visit

1,173*

665*

   Programmed visit

1,411

1,461

   Home visit

25*

6*

   Adults

   Demanded visit

5,341*

2,932*

   Emergency visit

715*

558*

   Programmed visit

2,267*

1,117*

   Home visit

318*

42*

  1. * Statistically significant differences between natives and immigrants (p < 0.05)
  2. a Diagnostic tests include those available in PC centres such as lab tests, ECGs, spirometry, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, Holters, echography and glycaemia tests
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