title: A comparison of country and metropolitan general practice.
abstract: This paper is a summary of a report of a comparison of country and metropolitan general practice undertaken by the Family Medicine Research Unit, University of Sydney, and published as a supplement to the Medical Journal of Australia. The identified differences were not consistent across small medium and large country towns. The morbidity patterns were similar between all areas, but country GPs were generally busier and undertook more hospital and procedural work.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, University of Sydney.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bridges-Webb
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neary
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Traynor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data