[Occupational medicine in general practice. A study of the extent and nature of occupational injuries in the county of Ringkjøbing].

The purpose of this investigation was to estimate the occurrence and type of work-related incidents in primary health care in the county of Ringkoebing, Denmark, with 270,000 inhabitants. Symptom-related general practitioner (GP)-consultations among 17-66 year-old residents were registered among 114 GP's during four days over one year. In each occasion the GP evaluated the question of work-relatedness versus none-work-relatedness.