Information About the Hand and Finger
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for hand and finger symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
673 |
1,936 |
2,537 |
1,736 |
6,882 |
1999 |
676 |
1,447 |
1,568 |
1,071 |
4,763 |
2000 |
460 |
1,192 |
1,711 |
1,313 |
4,676 |
2001 |
425 |
2,043 |
2,354 |
1,790 |
6,612 |
2002 |
855 |
1,361 |
1,907 |
1,263 |
5,386 |
2003 |
659 |
1,470 |
2,788 |
1,792 |
6,709 |
2004 |
638 |
1,138 |
2,577 |
2,487 |
6,841 |
2005 |
509 |
1,508 |
1,742 |
1,300 |
5,060 |
2006 |
722 |
1,007 |
1,481 |
1,315 |
4,525 |
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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