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Personal Author:
Schappert, Susan M.
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health Care Statistics.
Description:
During the 12-month period from January 1994 through December 1994, an estimated 681.5 million visits were made to nonfederally employed, office-based physicians in the United States, a rate of 2.6 visits per person. This rate is not significantly different from the 1993 visit rate of 2.8 visits per person, Annual visit rates have ranged between 2.6 and 3.0 visits per person between 1975 and 1994 (l-6).

This report presents data highlights from the 1994 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), a national probability sample survey conducted by the Division of Health Care Statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Statistics are presented on physician, patient, and visit characteristics,

Suggested citation: Schappert SM. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1994 summary. Advance data from vital and health statistics no. 273. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 1996.

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Subject:
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Age Distribution
Ambulatory Care
Demography
Diagnosis
Drug Utilization
Female
Humans
Male
Office Visits
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Referral And Consultation
Time And Motion Studies
Wounds And Injuries

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Advance data from vital and health statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics ; no. 273 ; DHEW publication ; no. (PHS) 96-1250
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Document Type:
Journal Issue
Name as Subject:
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (U.S.) ; National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (U.S.)
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Genre:
Statistics
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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