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            | MEPS HC016E CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Emergency Room Visits File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | SURGNAME |  
            | Description: | SURG PROC NAME IN CATEGORIES |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 91 |  
            | End: | 92 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 1 | 8,369 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 5,447 | 40,824,833 |  
            | 1 CLEANING/TREATMT WOUND, INFECTION | 57 | 389,865 |  
            | 2 STITCHES (WOUND) | 308 | 2,556,202 |  
            | 3 SURGICAL SETTING OF BROKEN BONE | 32 | 215,223 |  
            | 91 OTHER SURGICAL PROCEDURE | 130 | 925,991 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,975 | 44,920,484 |  
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