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            | MEPS HC016G CODEBOOK |  
            | 1997 Office-Based Medical Provider Visits File |  
            | DATE:September 20, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | OBDATEMM |  
            | Description: | EVENT DATE - MONTH |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 48 |  
            | End: | 49 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 389 | 2,994,921 |  
            | -8 DK | 20 | 155,216 |  
            | 1 - 12 | 148,426 | 1,245,012,459 |  
            | TOTAL | 148,835 | 1,248,162,595 |  
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