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Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/ahcd/officevisitcharts.htm
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| In 2001, 880 million visits were made to physicians' offices in the US - about 3.1 visits per person. | Between 1992 and 2002, the visit rate for people 45 and older increased by 17%, from 4.1 to 4.8 visits a year. | The visit rate for white people (3.4 visits) was much higher than the rate for black or African-American people (1.9 visits a year). |
| In an average week, a physician had 80 visits, 16 telephone consultations, 13 hospital visits and 1 house call. | Over 7.5% of patients had no visits in the last 12 months, but 26% had six or more visits in the previous 12 months |
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