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Table 3 Distribution of visits for intra-articular hyaluronic acid treatment in 2004 by contracted category of healthcare facility

From: Intra-articular hyaluronic acid for treatment of osteoarthritis: a nationwide study among the older population of Taiwan

Accreditation level

Overall No. of visits (%, n = 72,665,294)

No. of HA visits (%, n = 205,012)

No. of HA patients* (%, n = 35,872)

Academic medical centres

10,736,652 (14.8)

33,074 (16.1)

6,425 (17.9)

Metropolitan hospitals

11,932,861 (16.4)

70,625 (34.5)

11,760 (32.8)

Local community hospitals

12,730,923 (17.5)

78,268 (38.2)

14,548 (40.6)

Physician clinics

37,264,858 (51.3)

23,045 (11.2)

4,356 (12.1)

  1. *Because a patient might visit several healthcare facilities, the total of all percentages in this column exceeded 100%.