According to a survey conducted in Australia from July 2019 to June 2020, around ** percent of people visited general practitioners. Another leading reason for visiting a healthcare professional was to receive a prescription for medication.
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Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. (October 22, 2021). Breakdown of health professional visits in Australia in 2020, by scenario [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237435/australia-breakdown-of-health-professional-visits-by-reason/
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