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            | MEPS H26EF1 CODEBOOK |  
            | 1998 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS FILE |  
            | DATE:   August 22, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATOEGORY FOR EROM CARE ON VISIT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 65 |  
            | End: | 66 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 17 | 115,726 |  
            | -8 DK | 2 | 15,756 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 1 | 20,301 |  
            | 1 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT | 2,011 | 20,098,439 |  
            | 2 EMERGENCY (ACCIDNT/INJURY) | 1,912 | 21,370,375 |  
            | 3 PSYCHOTHERAPY OR MH COUNSELING | 17 | 183,178 |  
            | 4 FOLLOW-UP/POST-OPERATIVE VISIT | 69 | 817,041 |  
            | 5 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS | 6 | 75,560 |  
            | 6 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL) | 56 | 441,660 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 63 | 684,776 |  
            | TOTAL | 4,154 | 43,822,813 |  
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