General surgery fact sheet from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health Care Statistics.
• Description:
  The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) produces statistics that represent the experience of the U.S. population at visits to office-based physicians. The survey provides information on office visits in terms of physician practice, patient, and visit characteristics. ; In 2015, an estimated 17 million visits were made to nonfederally employed, office-based physicians specializing in general surgery in the United States. More than 60% of the visits were by persons aged 25–64. The annual visit rates were highest for persons aged 45–64. ; National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2015 General Surgery Fact Sheet ; 294725-L ; Publication date from document properties. ; NAMCS_2014_15_General_Surgery-508.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Outpatients
  • Surgery
• Source:
  National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey factsheet
• Series:
  National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  2 Pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115400/cdc_115400_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.60 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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