Carpal tunnel syndrome.
Between April 2000 and March 2009, carpal tunnel syndrome was managed 1700 times among 885,400 encounters in the BEACH program (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) at a rate of two contacts per 1000 encounters. This extrapolates to about 195,000 contacts annually across Australia.
Charles
Janice
J
Australian GP Statistics & Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Fahridin
Salma
S
Britt
Helena
H
D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors