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Referring physicians by specialty
|
Frequency of referral
|
|---|
|
General Medicine
|
147
|
|
Chiropractic
|
38
|
|
Internal Medicine
|
30
|
|
Rheumatology
|
16
|
|
Orthopedic Surgery
|
10
|
|
Otorhinolaryngology
|
8
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
8
|
|
Hand Surgery
|
5
|
|
Pediatrics
|
4
|
|
General Surgery
|
3
|
|
Anesthesia (Pain Clinics)
|
2
|
|
Gynecology
|
2
|
|
Psychiatry
|
2
|
|
Urology
|
2
|
|
Neurology
|
1
|
|
Insurance Medicine (casualty insurer SUVAa)
|
1
|
|
Dentistry
|
1
|
- Various physicians referred several patients. The 5 physicians who most frequently referred patients with treatment-resistant pain sent the following number of patients during the enrollment period: 27, 21, 15, 13 and 8, respectively
- a SUVA (Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund) is the largest provider of accident insurance in Switzerland
