Information About the Wrist
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for wrist symptoms or complaints (by sex)
Year |
Men |
Women |
Total |
1998 |
810 |
2,248 |
3,058 |
1999 |
1,029 |
1,312 |
2,341 |
2000 |
1,053 |
1,812 |
2,866 |
2001 |
1,283 |
2,038 |
3,321 |
2002 |
1,211 |
1,891 |
3,102 |
2003 |
1,041 |
1,289 |
2,330 |
2004 |
1,125 |
1,277 |
2,402 |
2005 |
1,019 |
1,445 |
2,464 |
2006 |
991 |
1,319 |
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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