The distribution of episodes of illness--a research tool in general practice?
The frequency of episodes of illness which 315,000 people brought to their doctors' attention in one year is shown to follow a geometric distribution. Some of the potential applications of this distribution in general-practice research are given.
D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D011336:Probability; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom