By 1862 the number of patients treated had increased to 2450.
One important concern was that the two studies involved a small number of patients.
The number of patients rose to over 3,000 in 1918.
The old Hospital was not large enough to treat the number of patients.
The number of patients per doctor rose from 139 to 179.
The number of patients is expected to grow by 10 percent a year.
The following data shows this increase in the number of patients.
Only experience with large numbers of patients can answer such questions well.
A small number of patients who have no symptoms may not need treatment.
So far, the test has been given to a small number of patients.