This statistic depicts the results of a survey about the characteristics that patients wished a doctor had in Italy in 2018. According to data, the largest group of respondents (51.8 percent) would like their doctor to be more available and easier to reach, for example providing his or her phone and e-mail contacts or offering home visits.
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Sanità Informazione. (November 15, 2018). According to you, what makes a good doctor? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950384/wished-doctor-characteristics-in-italy/
Sanità Informazione. "According to you, what makes a good doctor?." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950384/wished-doctor-characteristics-in-italy/
Sanità Informazione. (2018). According to you, what makes a good doctor?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950384/wished-doctor-characteristics-in-italy/
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