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Table 4 Patients who were diagnosed with epistaxis at least once before and after abolition of the practice fee in 2013 (n = 160,963)

From: Treating epistaxis – who cares for a bleeding nose? A secondary data analysis of primary and secondary care

  2007–2012 2013–2016 Total
(n = 100, 569)a (n = 74, 932)a (n = 160, 963)
GP/Pediatrician 58,632 (58.3%) 41,561 (55.5%) 94,486 (58.7%)
ENT specialist 52,587 (52.3%) 36,987 (49.4%) 83,420 (51.8%)
Other specialist 8649 (8.6%) 6727 (9.0%) 14,892 (9.3%)
  1. Note: Patients might have consulted different physician specialties during one time period and, therefore, proportions sum up to over 100%
  2. aPatients might have been diagnosed with epistaxis in both time periods
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BMC Family Practice

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