Information About the Shoulder
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for shoulder symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
258 |
1,998 |
3,201 |
1,702 |
7,159 |
1999 |
567 |
2,128 |
2,404 |
2,194 |
7,292 |
2000 |
93 |
2,814 |
2,823 |
2,602 |
8,333 |
2001 |
630 |
2,061 |
3,308 |
2,398 |
8,397 |
2002 |
537 |
2,122 |
3,823 |
2,273 |
8,754 |
2003 |
70 |
2,186 |
4,493 |
3,163 |
9,912 |
2004 |
308 |
2,031 |
4,320 |
2,767 |
9,427 |
2005 |
861 |
2,579 |
3,633 |
2,562 |
9,636 |
2006 |
259 |
1,557 |
3,936 |
3,104 |
8,856 |
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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