Table 8 Percentage distribution of diseases categories for 156,224,266 traditional Chinese medicine visits by location, 1996–2001, in Taiwan*
From: Use frequency of traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan
Major disease category | In Hospitals (%) | In Clinics (%) |
|---|---|---|
Respiratory system | 26.8 | 26.2 |
Musculoskeletal system | 20.3 | 16.2 |
Digestive system | 20.2 | 12.2 |
Genitourinary system | 12.0 | 6.9 |
Symptoms, signs, ill-defined conditions | 11.9†| 14.3†|
Nervous system and sense organs | 6.5 | 3.0 |
Circulatory system | 6.2 | 1.8 |
Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 5.7 | 3.1 |
Endocrine and metabolic diseases | 5.1 | 1.0 |
Injury and poisoning | 4.8†| 13.4†|
Mental disorders | 1.1 | 0.2 |
Neoplasm | 1.7 | 0.2 |
Infectious and parasitic diseases | 1.7 | 0.4 |