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United States National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1992

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General Info
Provider 
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Geography 
United States of America (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1992 - 12/1992
Series or system 
United States National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Emergency
  • Nationally representative
  • Outpatient
Summary 

The United States National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) is based on outpatient visits to physicians and hospital emergency rooms and is designed to collect data on the use of ambulatory care services. Conducted in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, it is a national sample of non-institutional general and short-stay hospitals, excluding federal, military and VA hospitals.

Keywords 
Cholesterol tests, Diagnosis, Encephalitis, Ethnicity, Health care use, Health insurance, Hospitals, Injuries, Medical tests, Obesity, Race, Scabies, Tobacco smoking, Unipolar depressive disorders, X-rays, Lymphatic filariasis, Skin diseases, Road traffic injuries, Falls, Drownings, Poisonings, Unintentional firearm injuries, Interpersonal violence, Intentional injuries, Burns, Unintentional injuries, Suffocation, Adverse effects of medical treatments, Animal injuries, Contact with venomous animals and plants, Foreign bodies, Exposure to forces of nature, Self-inflicted injuries, Firearms
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022