RT Research Data
T1 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1993
LA English
PP Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar
PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]
YR 1996
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1902798023
AB The National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys (NAMCS) supply data on ambulatory medical care provided in physicians' offices. The 1993 survey contains information from 35,978 patient visits to 1,802 physicians' offices. Data are available on the patient's smoking habits, reason for the visit, expected source of payment, the physician's diagnosis, medications ordered, and the kinds of diagnostic and therapeutic services rendered. Information is included on the physician's specialization and geographic location. The file also supplies drug mentions data, such as medication code, generic name and code, brand name, entry status, prescription status, federal controlled substance status, composition status, and related ingredient codes. Demographic information on patients, such as age, sex, race, and ethnicity, was also collected.
K1 ambulatory care
K1 doctor visits
K1 health care services
K1 Medical care
K1 medical evaluation
K1 medical records
K1 medications
K1 Patient Care
K1 Patients
K1 Physicians
K1 Prescription Drugs
K1 Smoking
K1 Treatment
K1 Forschungsdaten
DO 10.3886/ICPSR06725.v1