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Child and Adolescent Injury: Data Sources
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| Data Set | Indian Health Service -- Ambulatory Care System |
| Alias | IHSACS |
| Data Collection Agency | Indian Health Services |
| Purpose | To describe the ambulatory health care provided to Indians by |
| the Indian Health Service (IHS) |
| Description | A manual or automated Ambulatory Patient Care Report is |
| completed for all ambulatory medical care services provided at |
| IHS or tribally operated facilities |
| Special Features | Nature of injury, external cause of injury, locale where the injury |
| occurred, and demographic characteristics of the patient. |
| Database covers American Indians and Alaskan natives |
| on/near Indian reservations |
| Subject Age Range | All |
| E-Coding Included | Yes |
| Population or Sample | Population |
| Number of Cases |
| Geographic Area Covered | National, regional, state |
| Years Available | Through 1997 |
| Years Owned by CHDL | None |
| CHDL ID# | 88 |