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Table 1 Demographics of GPs

From: Consultations in primary care for symptoms attributed to electromagnetic fields – a survey among general practitioners

 

N, (%)

All GPs

342 (100)

Sex

 

   Male

275 (80)

   Female

67 (20)

Age groups (years)

 

   <35 – 44

64 (19)

   45 – 54

126 (37)

   55 – 64

138 (41)

   ≥ 65

12 (3)

Majority of patients comes from rural vs. urban and agglomeration area

 

   Majority from rural area

124 (36)

   Majority from urban or agglomeration area

139 (41)

   Equally urban or agglomeration/rural

78 (23)

GPs self-reported level of information regarding health effects from EMF

 

   Rather bad

74 (22)

   Middle

173 (51)

   Rather good

90 (26)

   Don't know

5 (1)

GPs with certificate in complementary medicine a

 

   No certificate

284 (83)

   With certificate

58 (17)

  1. a At least one of the following: traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture, neural therapy, homeopathy or anthroposophical medicine