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National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1989
Title
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1989 [electronic resource] United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics
Edition
1993-02-12
Published
Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1993
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2019-06-13.
United States
Office visits made within the United States by patients of nonfederally employed physicians who were primarily involved in office-based patient care activities, but not engaged in the specialties of radiology, pathology, or anesthesiology.
Type of File
Numeric
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Summary
The National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys (NAMCS) supply data on ambulatory medical care provided in physicians' offices. The 1989 survey contains information from 38,384 patient visits to 1,421 physicians. Data are available on the patient's reason for the visit, the physician's diagnosis, and the kinds of diagnostic and therapeutic services rendered. Information is included on the physician's specialization and geographic location. Demographic information on patients, such as age, sex, race, and ethnicity, was also collected.Cf: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09830.v1
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Language
English
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June 14, 2019
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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
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