Frequent users of doctor services in a small rural community.
Thirty-six per cent of the visits to doctors in a small rural community were made by the 6% of the population having the most diseases or symptoms. About 90% of the population accounted for about one-half of the medical services provided by the Kuusamo doctors; the other half was taken up by the 10% of the inhabitants in greatest need of medical attention. Adults consulted a doctor 2.1 times a year on the average. The most common reasons for consultations were respiratory diseases (23%), diseases of the genito-urinary system (16%) and accidents (14%).
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors