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Table 3 The time period for the next treatment by the time period for the last treatment of maintenance care patients in a survey of chiropractors in Denmark and Norway.

From: The Nordic Maintenance Care Program - Time intervals between treatments of patients with low back pain: how close and who decides?

DK+N

No new visit (n = 20)

Next visit within 1 week (n = 42)

Next visit between 2-4 weeks (n = 41)

Next visit between 1-3 months (n = 80)

Next visit in over 3 months or later (n = 26)

Total

Last visit within 1 week (n = 37)

3%

51%

27%

16%

3%

100%

Last visit within 2-4 weeks (n = 72)

10%

15%

32%

40%

3%

100%

Last visit within 1-3 moths

(n = 62)

13%

13%

6%

58%

10%

100%

Last visit within 3 months or later (n = 38)

11%

11%

11%

24%

45%

100%

  1. The bold print show percentage of time-intervals which were most commonly used.