Office visits by women; the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 1977

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• Personal Author:
  Cypress, Beulah K.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Statistics obtained from a national probability sample of office-based physicians are presented on the utilization of ambulatory care by women 15 years and over. Visits are described in terms of patient age, sex, and race, patient condition, and management of the patients’ problems. Selected comparisons are made with similar data on visits made by men. Family planning visits by women aged 15-44 years are described according to patient characteristics, reason for visit, and services rendered.
• Content Notes:
  [Beulah K. Cypress].
  
  Data were collected in the National ambulatory medical care survey (NAMCS) ... conducted yearly by the Division of Health Resources Utilization Statistics (DHRUS) of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Ambulatory Care Ambulatory Medical Care Diseases Family Planning Services Health Surveys Medical Care Surveys Physician Services Utilization Utilization Women Women's Health Services
• Source:
  Vital and Health Statistics. Series 13, Data from the National Health Survey, Data on health resources utilization ; no. 45 ; DHEW publication ; no. (PHS) 80-1796
• Series:
  Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  print; v, 66 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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