Table 1 Demographic and practice characteristics of the hematologists-oncologists

Gender

Male

6

60

Female

4

40

Age (years)

< 40

5

50

≥ 40

5

50

Region of practice

North

5

50

Center

3

30

South

2

20

Number of years in practice, median [Q1, Q3]

7.5 [2.75, 14.0]

Number of patients cared for per month, median [Q1, Q3]

225 [75.0, 300.0]

Number of patients with multiple myeloma cared for per month, median [Q1, Q3]

12.5 [7.5. 21.3]