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            | MEPS HC-067G CODEBOOK |  
            | 2002 OFFICE-BASED MEDICAL PROVIDER VISITS |  
            | DATE:September 10, 2004 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | VSTCTGRY |  
            | Description: | BEST CATEGORY FOR CARE P RECV ON VST DT |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 64 |  
            | End: | 65 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 515 | 3,756,202 |  
            | -8 DK | 102 | 818,259 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 2 | 24,255 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 2,089 | 20,699,808 |  
            | 1 GENERAL CHECKUP | 35,039 | 285,125,192 |  
            | 2 DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT | 87,336 | 729,621,144 |  
            | 3 EMERGENCY (E.G., ACCIDENT OR INJURY) | 1,123 | 9,502,075 |  
            | 4 PSYCHOTHERAPY/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING | 9,302 | 77,496,110 |  
            | 5 FOLLOW-UP OR POST-OPERATIVE VISIT | 17,521 | 144,310,116 |  
            | 6 IMMUNIZATIONS OR SHOTS | 5,497 | 48,289,457 |  
            | 7 VISION EXAM | 4,065 | 36,040,492 |  
            | 8 MATERNITY CARE (PRE/POSTNATAL) | 4,613 | 31,542,152 |  
            | 9 WELL CHILD EXAM | 1,983 | 14,940,481 |  
            | 10 LASER EYE SURGERY | 190 | 1,684,175 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 10,368 | 89,224,902 |  
            | TOTAL | 179,745 | 1,493,074,820 |  
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