TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of SCUD missile attacks on the utilization of ambulatory services in a family practice.
AU - Nakar, S.
AU - Kahan, E.
AU - Nir, T.
AU - Weingarten, M. A.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The consulting load in a family practice exposed to SCUD missile attacks during the 1991 Gulf War was compared with the equivalent period in 1990. The rate of visits was cut by half, with a relative and absolute increase in psychological consultations, and a decrease in consultations for infectious and respiratory conditions. There were more urgent consultations and fewer planned appointments. It is suggested that the stress of the SCUD missile attacks led to a reduction in consultations for trivial disorders, but an increase in the anxiety level of the population.
AB - The consulting load in a family practice exposed to SCUD missile attacks during the 1991 Gulf War was compared with the equivalent period in 1990. The rate of visits was cut by half, with a relative and absolute increase in psychological consultations, and a decrease in consultations for infectious and respiratory conditions. There were more urgent consultations and fewer planned appointments. It is suggested that the stress of the SCUD missile attacks led to a reduction in consultations for trivial disorders, but an increase in the anxiety level of the population.
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U2 - 10.1080/13623699608409272
DO - 10.1080/13623699608409272
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C2 - 8818306
AN - SCOPUS:0030115421
SN - 1362-3699
VL - 12
SP - 149
EP - 153
JO - Medicine, Conflict and Survival
JF - Medicine, Conflict and Survival
IS - 2
ER -