Table 4 Primary indications in ambulatory visits of Chinese and Western medicine under the National Health Insurance Program in Taiwan from 1997 to 2003
Primary indication (ICD-9-CM code) | Chinese medicine (n=1,341,286) | Western medicine (n=10,796,391) |
|---|---|---|
1 Infectious and parasitic diseases | 0.5* | 2.3 |
2 Malignant neoplasms | 0.2 | 0.7 |
3 Other neoplasms | 0.1 | 0.7 |
4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders | 1.3 | 3.8 |
5 Mental disorders | 0.6 | 2.0 |
6 Diseases of the nervous system | 1.6 | 1.3 |
7 Diseases of the sense organs | 1.2 | 7.1 |
8 Diseases of the circulatory system | 1.8 | 6.3 |
9 Diseases of the respiratory system | 22.1 | 35.6 |
10 Diseases of the digestive system | 11.4 | 7.2 |
11 Diseases of the genitourinary system | 7.2 | 7.2 |
12 Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 0.1 | 0.4 |
13 Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue | 3.1 | 6.2 |
14 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 18.1 | 7.5 |
15 Congenital anomalies | 0.1 | 0.1 |
16 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period | 0.0 | 0.0 |
17 Signs, symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 14.2 | 3.7 |
18 Injury and poisoning | 16.2 | 4.5 |
19 Accidents and self inflicted injury | 0.0 | 0.1 |
20 Other reasons for contact with health services | 0.2 | 3.3 |