PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - P. P. Davies
TI  - Holidaymakers in a seaside town
DP  - 1977 Aug 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 486--490
VI  - 27
IP  - 181
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/27/181/486.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/27/181/486.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1977 Aug 01; 27
AB  - A general practice in a holiday area has problems in dealing with the demands for general medical services by holidaymakers. A survey was devised to study these demands and their effect on the work of the practice. Throughout the summer months every eighth patient seen in the surgery was a visitor and at the peak period every fifth patient was a temporary resident. Temporary residents requested proportionately more home visits late in the day and those staying more than 15 days had a higher doctor contact rate.