Information About the Wrist
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for wrist symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
250 |
1,255 |
1,149 |
404 |
3,058 |
1999 |
317 |
891 |
695 |
438 |
2,341 |
2000 |
440 |
1,016 |
902 |
508 |
2,866 |
2001 |
388 |
955 |
1,470 |
508 |
3,321 |
2002 |
842 |
1,303 |
518 |
439 |
3,102 |
2003 |
193 |
722 |
1,078 |
337 |
2,330 |
2004 |
697 |
589 |
538 |
578 |
2,402 |
2005 |
438 |
575 |
1,086 |
365 |
2,464 |
2006 |
174 |
1,164 |
858 |
114 |
2,310 |
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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