Annual physicals occur just prior to BTS season

Nearly 8-out-of-10 viewers who bring their child to the doctor's office for a physical are doing so one to three months before school starts, according to an online survey of more than 500 AccentHealth viewers conducted in July. The majority of viewers indicated they begin their shopping about one month before school starts — either after or overlapping the timing for back-to-school physicals. To see more Patient Views, click here.

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Source: AccentHealth. To view the demographic breakdown of participants, click here.