Review paper
International variations in primary care physician consultation time: a systematic review of 67 countries
Abstract
Objective To describe the average primary care physician consultation length in economically developed and low-income/middle-income countries, and to examine the relationship between consultation length and organisational-level economic, and health outcomes. Design and outcome measures This is a systematic review of published and grey literature in English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian languages from 1946 to 2016, for...
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Figure 2 Average consultation length in each country based on most recent data.

Figure 3 Consultation length over time in Australia, the USA and the UK.
Paper Details
Title
International variations in primary care physician consultation time: a systematic review of 67 countries
Published Date
Oct 1, 2017
Journal
Volume
7
Issue
10
Pages
e017902 - e017902
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