United States National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2003
General Info
Provider
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2003 - December, 2003
Data type
Survey:
Health facility - Nationally representative - Outpatient
Summary
The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is based on outpatient, office-based visits to physicians engaged in direct patient care and is designed to collect data on the provision and use of ambulatory care services. It is a national sample of nonfederally employed physicians and excludes subspecialists in anesthesiology, pathology, and radiology.
Keywords
Alopecia, Bacterial skin diseases, Blood disorders, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Causes of morbidity, Cellulitis, Cholesterol tests, Colonoscopy, Counseling, Diagnosis, Electrocardiograms, Encephalitis, Endocrine disorders, Endoscopy, Ethnicity, Gall bladder and bile duct disease, Gastritis and duodenitis, Glucose tests, Gynecological diseases, Health care personnel, Health care services, Health education, Health facilities, Health insurance, Hyperplasia of prostate, ICD-9, Immune system disorders, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Medical tests, Medicines, Meningitis, Nurses, Pancreatitis, Pap smears, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical examinations, Physical therapy, Physicians, Prescriptions, Preventive interventions, Pruritus, Race, Scabies, Screening mammography, Skilled birth attendants, Stool tests, Surgical procedures, Urine tests, Viral skin diseases, X-rays
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Constella Group, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Census Bureau (USCB). United States National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2003. Hyattsville, United States of America: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.