Information About the Neck
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for neck symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
2,756 |
4,027 |
6,783 |
1999 |
2,661 |
3,762 |
6,423 |
2000 |
2,228 |
3,328 |
5,557 |
2001 |
3,204 |
4,569 |
7,773 |
2002 |
3,663 |
4,672 |
8,335 |
2003 |
3,165 |
3,957 |
7,122 |
2004 |
3,928 |
5,410 |
9,338 |
2005 |
2,683 |
4,151 |
6,834 |
2006 |
2,822 |
3,400 |
6,222 |
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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