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            | MEPS HC016D CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Hospital Inpatient Stays File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | IPENDMM |  
            | Description: | EVENT END DATE - MONTH |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 67 |  
            | End: | 68 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 20 | 156,845 |  
            | -8 DK | 2 | 21,507 |  
            | 1 - 12 MONTH OF DISCHARGE | 3,688 | 27,733,816 |  
            | TOTAL | 3,710 | 27,912,169 |  
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