RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The distribution of episodes of illness—a research tool in general practice
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 686
OP 690
VO 25
IS 158
A1 Kilpatrick, S. J.
YR 1975
UL http://bjgp.org/content/25/158/686.abstract
AB 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.