Information About the Arm
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for arm symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
555 |
624 |
1,138 |
715 |
3,033 |
1999 |
402 |
746 |
1,627 |
937 |
3,712 |
2000 |
380 |
1,058 |
1,502 |
1,477 |
4,416 |
2001 |
206 |
1,079 |
1,267 |
1,592 |
4,144 |
2002 |
281 |
997 |
1,226 |
843 |
3,346 |
2003 |
165 |
540 |
1,211 |
826 |
2,742 |
2004 |
418 |
565 |
1,260 |
914 |
3,157 |
2005 |
334 |
588 |
1,286 |
926 |
3,135 |
2006 |
576 |
510 |
962 |
518 |
2,567 |
Source: Reason for Visits to Physician - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1998-2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics.
Note: Information in the figure and table represents the reason listed as the “most important reason” for visit.
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