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            | MEPS HC016E CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Emergency Room Visits File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR EROM CARE ON VISIT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 65 |  
            | End: | 66 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 38 | 258,976 |  
            | -8 DK | 3 | 9,351 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 1 | 10,498 |  
            | 1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT | 2,816 | 20,988,359 |  
            | 2 EMERGENCY (ACCIDNT/INJURY) | 2,767 | 21,457,444 |  
            | 3 PSYCHOTHERAPY OR MH COUNSELING | 30 | 217,410 |  
            | 4 FOLLOW-UP/POST-OPERATIVE VISIT | 111 | 721,787 |  
            | 5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS | 18 | 86,483 |  
            | 6 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL) | 105 | 596,061 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 86 | 574,115 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,975 | 44,920,484 |  
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