Information About the Arm
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for arm symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
1,180 |
1,853 |
3,033 |
1999 |
1,291 |
2,421 |
3,712 |
2000 |
1,933 |
2,484 |
4,416 |
2001 |
1,208 |
2,936 |
4,144 |
2002 |
1,334 |
2,012 |
3,346 |
2003 |
1,176 |
1,566 |
2,742 |
2004 |
1,503 |
1,655 |
3,157 |
2005 |
1,261 |
1,874 |
3,135 |
2006 |
1,264 |
1,303 |
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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