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    GERD/NERD
     
    Estimated # of pts  
    3,249,905  
     
    Pt share by specialty   % of physicians


    % of department (2% or above)

    		  
     
      GP   HP
    # of respondent physicians 1 pts/month or more 5 pts/month or more Avg. # of pts   # of respondent physicians 1 pts/month or more 5 pts/month or more Avg. # of pts
    # of physicians % of Tx # of physicians % of Tx   # of physicians % of Tx # of physicians % of Tx
    Internal medicine 1894 1759 93% 1612 85% 31.6   1329 1138 86% 949 71% 19.9
    Psychosomatic medicine 42 27 64% 23 55% 10.3   36 23 64% 15 42% 7.4
    Pulmonology 76 63 83% 57 75% 26.5   579 430 74% 340 59% 10.0
    Gastrointestinal medicine 267 263 99% 256 96% 53.5   949 898 95% 829 87% 25.2
    Cardiovascular medicine 216 198 92% 192 89% 29.8   1034 715 69% 629 61% 14.2
    Diabetes/Internal secretion department 93 75 81% 70 75% 31.6   508 366 72% 336 66% 16.4
    Rheumatic medicine - - - - - -   156 120 77% 108 69% 18.7
    Pediatrics/Pediatrics surgery 340 94 28% 53 16% 2.5   975 304 31% 91 9% 1.5
    Psychiatry 220 94 43% 71 32% 6.1   884 350 40% 225 25% 3.8
    Neurology 38 29 76% 24 63% 11.4   482 295 61% 214 44% 7.1
    Blood medicine - - - - - -   299 186 62% 122 41% 5.8
    Surgery (incl. Mammary gland surgery) 390 296 76% 250 64% 18.3   850 539 63% 306 36% 5.5
    Orthopedic surgery 404 185 46% 151 37% 7.7   987 234 24% 167 17% 3.9
    Rehabilitation - - - - - -   108 60 56% 45 42% 6.3
    Plastic surgery 56 7 13% 3 5% 0.5   145 10 7% 4 3% 0.5
    Cranial nerves surgery - - - - - -   573 189 33% 132 23% 4.5
    Gastrointestinal surgery - - - - - -   600 413 69% 272 45% 7.8
    Respiratory surgery - - - - - -   217 76 35% 38 18% 2.3
    Cardiovascular surgery - - - - - -   287 110 38% 73 25% 4.9
    Obstetrics and gynecology 238 38 16% 20 8% 1.3   499 60 12% 18 4% 0.5
    Ophthalmology 408 9 2% 4 1% 0.2   313 5 2% 2 1% 0.1
    Otorhinolaryngology 331 214 65% 160 48% 9.2   414 254 61% 203 49% 10.0
    Dermatology 295 27 9% 15 5% 0.9   359 56 16% 35 10% 1.7
    Urology 144 69 48% 59 41% 7.8   519 74 14% 44 8% 1.3
    Radiology - - - - - -   299 56 19% 21 7% 1.4
    Anaesthesiology / Pain Clinic / Palliative care department 68 32 47% 24 35% 7.3   510 107 21% 46 9% 1.4
    First aid/ICU - - - - - -   219 79 36% 31 14% 2.5
    Kidney medicine/dialysis 99 82 83% 75 76% 15.9   296 191 65% 151 51% 9.8
    Oncology/Chemotherapy - - - - - -   59 26 44% 14 24% 3.1
    Overall 5619 3561 63% 3119 56% 18.8   14485 7364 51% 5460 38% 8.4