| Frequent attenders in primary health care: A cross-sectional study of frequent attenders’ psychosocial and family factors, chronic diseases and reasons for encounter in a Finnish health centre | ||
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The study was carried out in the health centre of Oulainen, which is a small country town with about 8200 inhabitants located in Northern Ostrobothnia in Finland. Oulainen belongs to the Public Health District of Oulainen together with its neighbouring municipalities Vihanti and Merijärvi. The main health centre of the Oulainen Health District is located in Oulainen. There are six GPs working in the health centre. The public primary health care facility is the most important way to access health care services, and only a small part of health services (approximately 10%) are obtained from the private medical sector in Oulainen.