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Child and Adolescent Injury: Data Sources
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| Data Set | National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey |
| Alias | NHAMCS |
| Data Collection Agency | Hospital staff trained by Bureau of Census |
| Purpose | To collect data on visits to U.S. short-stay hospital emergency |
| and outpatient departments. |
| Description | Estimate of provision and use of hospital ambulatory medical |
| care services in nonfederal, short-stay hospitals with |
| emergency departments and/or outpatient departments |
| Special Features | Data on place of occurrence, external cause of injury, and |
| alcohol- or drug-relatedness. Age, sex, race, ethnicity, |
| expected method(s) of payment. Nature and circumstances of |
| injury. |
| Subject Age Range | All |
| E-Coding Included | Yes |
| Population or Sample | Sample |
| Number of Cases |
| Geographic Area Covered | National, regional |
| Years Available | 1993 |
| Years Owned by CHDL | None |
| CHDL ID# | 75 |