Information About the Hand and Finger
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for hand and finger symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
2,642 |
4,240 |
6,882 |
1999 |
2,052 |
2,711 |
4,763 |
2000 |
2,184 |
2,491 |
4,676 |
2001 |
2,689 |
3,922 |
6,612 |
2002 |
2,201 |
3,186 |
5,386 |
2003 |
2,956 |
3,753 |
6,709 |
2004 |
2,810 |
4,031 |
6,841 |
2005 |
2,469 |
2,591 |
5,060 |
2006 |
2,224 |
2,301 |
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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