An Established Patient Is One Who Has Received Professional Service

question 16

Short Answer

An established patient is one who has received professional service from the physician or another physician of the exact same specialty and subspecialty in the same group within the past ____________________ years.

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Definitions:

Density Dependent

Factors whose effects on the size or growth of the population vary with the population density, such as availability of food, predation, disease, and migration.

Density Independent

Refers to any factor affecting population growth rates regardless of the population density.

Death Rate

The number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

Source Habitats

Habitats that supply individuals to other areas, often playing a crucial role in maintaining populations in sink habitats.