RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Do patients consult the doctor less often than they used to?
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 99
OP 105
VO 31
IS 223
A1 John S. Billsborough
YR 1981
UL http://bjgp.org/content/31/223/99.abstract
AB Analysis of nationally representative surveys of adults and older teenagers has identified a small but steady decrease in consultation rates following the transient increase which occurred after the introduction of the National Health Service. Visiting rates decreased substantially after 1950 but no trend has been identified in attendance rates. However, between 1950 and 1978 visits have represented a decreasing proportion, and attendances an increasing proportion, of all consultations.