title: The management of chronic problems.
abstract: There were 36 805 encounters where at least one chronic problem was managed in 2006-2007, at a rate of 51.8 chronic problems per 100 encounters. Nationally, this equates to over 40 million general practice encounters at which chronic problems were managed in Australia. For males, at least one chronic problem was managed at 40.7% of encounters. There was no significant difference in the proportion of encounters that involved management of chronic problems between males (40.7%) and females (38.7%).
authors.affiliation: Australian GP Statistics & Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Halloran
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged