Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Publication Details

Title:

Health Service Use and Expenses for Migraines and Other Headaches, 2002-03 (Average Annual Estimates)

Product type:

Statistical Brief 115

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

February 22, 2006

Description:

This Statistical Brief presents estimates based on data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) on health care use and expenditures to treat headaches among adults age 18 and over in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Average annual estimates for the period from 2002-03 are shown for two categories of headaches: migraines and other headaches (facial pain, nonspecific reported pain in head, and tension headaches) as well as by age and sex.

Author(s):

Steven R. Machlin, MS and G. Edward Miller, PhD

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Doctor Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Emergency Room Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Medical Conditions, Medical Expenditures, Medical Providers Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Office-Based Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Outpatient Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures

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data_files/publications/st115/stat115.pdf (316 KB)

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