Annals of Family Medicine -- Starfield et al. 3 (3): 215 Figure 1

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Figure 1. Average number of primary care and specialist physician visits for patients with 179 conditions, each considered as the main condition in adults aged 65 years and older, by morbidity burden.

Note: All 179 conditions were weighted to take into account differences in their prevalences.

* Per patient per year.

${dagger}$ P < .05, using a paired t test.

${ddagger}$ P < .01, using a paired t test.