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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6744a9
Personal Author:
Black, Lindsey I. ; Barnes, Patricia
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Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:
In 2017, the percentage of children who had a problem for which prescription medication had been taken regularly for ≥3 months increased with increasing age. Among boys the percentage ranged from approximately 8% of those aged 0–4 years to nearly 19% of those aged 12–17. Among girls the percentage ranged from approximately 5% of those aged 0–4 years to 16% of those aged 12–17. Overall, boys were more likely than girls to have had a problem for which prescription medication had been taken regularly for ≥3 months.

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2017 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.

Reported by: Lindsey I. Black, MPH, Patricia Barnes, MA.


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Quick Stats
Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 67(44):1251.
Series:
QuickStats
Pubmed ID:
30408022
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6223959
Document Type:
Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
Name as Subject:
National Health Interview Survey (U.S.) ; National Health Interview Survey (U.S.)
National Health Interview Survey (U.S.) ; National Health Interview Survey (U.S.) Less -
Genre:
QuickStats
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:204edd459857cc52c4a016c88950c14930f266c027b278b4f5fcf991a7435d31
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/60629/cdc_60629_DS1.pdf
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