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Temporal pattern of monthly general practice visits by children aged younger than 6 years.
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Comparison of General Practice Use in the Year Before and the Year After Policy Change
Setting and Payment Status Year Before Policy Change Year After Policy Change All Ages Aged <6 y All Ages Aged <6 y Patients Visits Patients Visits Visits per Patient Patients Visits Patients Visits Visits per Patient Daytime Out of pocket 15,828 39,457 2,415 6,053 2.51 15,842 39,419 1,011a 1,753a 1.73 Free of charge 13,991 60,847 1,142 3,736 3.27 15,148 67,187 3,347a 10,847a 3.24 Totalb 29,951 100,304 3,540 9,789 2.77 31,143 106,606 3,874 12,600 3.25 Out of hours Out of pocket 14,782 17,365 5,023 6,565 1.31 12,307 13,603 1,456a 1,619a 1.11 Free of charge 21,558 31,673 5,017 8,484 1.69 27,569 40,704 10,824a 17,290a 1.60 Unknown 299 308 34 38 1.12 339 365 41 49 1.20 Totalb 36,300 49,346 9,898 15,087 1.52 39,613 54,672 11,890 18,958 1.59
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