Office Visits to General Surgeons: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 1975

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• Personal Author:
  Gagnon, R. O.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistic (U.S.)
• Description:
  In 1975 there were an estimated 41.3 million visits made to office-based physicians spe­ cializing in genera surgery, resulting in an average of 20 visits per 100 persons per year. ; These and other preliminary data about visits to general surgeons are presented in this brief report from the 1975 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). NAhfCS is conducted by the Division of Health Resources Utilization Statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics. The sampling frame for the survey is a list of licensed physicians in “office- based, patient care” practice compiled from files that are classified and maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). NAMCS currently excludes physicians practicing in Alaska and Hawaii as weIl as physicians specializing in anesthesiology, pathology, or radiology and all physicians who are Federally employed. ; ad021acc.pdf
• Content Notes:
  Advance data from vital and health statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics ; no. 23 ; DHEW publication ; no (PHS) 78-1250
• Subjects:
  • Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
  • Office Visits
  • Surgery
• Source:
  National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Advance Data
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Location:
  North America
• Issue:
  23
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76572/cdc_76572_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 726.07 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics ; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
• Main Document Checksum:
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