Table 16. Number of Aged Persons Reimbursed Under Medicare, by Combination of Specialty Used, U.S., 1977.
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| All Specialties | 11,934,000 | 100.0 | 1,823,300 | 15.3 | 10,100,700 | 84.7 |
| Cardiovascular Disease (CD) | 742,300 | 100.0 | 257,000 | 34.6 | 485,300 | 65.4 |
| Dermatology (DER) | 804,400 | 100.0 | 197,700 | 24.6 | 606,700 | 75.4 |
| General Surgery (GS) | 2,108,700 | 100.0 | 683,400 | 32.4 | 1,425,300 | 67.6 |
| Oto/Laryn/Rhin (OLR) | 761,000 | 100.0 | 165,800 | 21.8 | 595,200 | 78.2 |
| Ophthalmology (OPH) | 2,414,100 | 100.0 | 542,300 | 22.5 | 1,871,800 | 77.5 |
| Orthopedic Surgery (ORS) | 1,055,800 | 100.0 | 258,400 | 24.5 | 797,400 | 75.5 |
| Urology (U) | 1,072,400 | 100.0 | 244,100 | 22.8 | 828,300 | 77.2 |
| Anesthesiology (AN) | 1,215,300 | 100.0 | 275,500 | 22.7 | 939,800 | 77.3 |
| Pathology (P) | 532,100 | 100.0 | 105,900 | 19.9 | 426,200 | 80.1 |
| Radiology (R) | 3,537,500 | 100.0 | 722,900 | 20.4 | 2,814,600 | 79.6 |
| Chiropractic (CH) | 261,300 | 100.0 | 92,900 | 35.6 | 168,400 | 64.4 |
| Podiatry (POD) | 1,046,500 | 100.0 | 210,100 | 20.1 | 836,400 | 79.4 |