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            | MEPS HC016B CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Dental Visits File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | ABSCESS |  
            | Description: | ABCESS OR INFECTION TREATMENT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 104 |  
            | End: | 105 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 100 | 984,017 |  
            | -8 DK | 64 | 655,130 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 8 | 208,666 |  
            | 1 YES | 339 | 2,824,185 |  
            | 2 NO | 30,683 | 282,219,836 |  
            | TOTAL | 31,194 | 286,891,834 |  
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