Information About the Elbow
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for elbow symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
1,186 |
925 |
2,111 |
1999 |
1,251 |
546 |
1,797 |
2000 |
1,012 |
875 |
1,887 |
2001 |
1,332 |
690 |
2,022 |
2002 |
1,404 |
896 |
2,300 |
2003 |
1,467 |
1,373 |
2,840 |
2004 |
974 |
557 |
1,531 |
2005 |
1,559 |
1,044 |
2,603 |
2006 |
1,107 |
764 |
1,871 |
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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