Table 2

Characteristics of 200 participating physicians

CharacteristicValue
Sex (Female/male)64/136
Mean age (range)52 years (28–75 years)
Specialty
 Family medicine129
 General internal medicine52
 Emergency medicine11
 Medicine/paediatrics8
Year of graduation from medical school (mean, range)1987, 1968–2012
Percentage of effort that is clinical practice (mean, range)70%, 0–100%
Country of residence
 USA105
 Switzerland78
 Canada2
 Other15