National ambulatory medical care survey, United States, January 1980-December 1981

Data on the ambulatory medical care provided during visits to office-based general and family practice physicians are presented. Individual practice profiles are drawn for female and male physicians, for different age groups of physicians, for physicians in the four major geographic regions, and for those in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Descriptors of practice include patient demographic characteristics, prior visit status, and patient condition. Data are also presented on the patient management techniques utilized, including diagnostic services, medication therapy, and nonmedication therapy.

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