Understanding and interpreting the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: key questions and answers

Affiliations

¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, Ambulatory and Hospital Care Statistics Branch, Hyattsville, MD, USA. lfm1@cdc.gov

Linda F McCaig et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Dec.

. 2012 Dec;60(6):716-721.e1.

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.07.010. Epub 2012 Oct 18.

¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, Ambulatory and Hospital Care Statistics Branch, Hyattsville, MD, USA. lfm1@cdc.gov

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NHAMCS: does it hold up to scrutiny?
Cooper RJ. Cooper RJ. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Dec;60(6):722-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.10.013. Ann Emerg Med. 2012. PMID: 23178018 No abstract available.
Observational health services studies using nationwide administrative datasets: understanding strengths and limitations of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS).
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Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club. Observational health services studies using nationwide administrative data sets: understanding strengths and limitations of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: answers to the May 2013 Journal Club questions.
McNaughton CD, Self WH, Pines JM. McNaughton CD, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Oct;62(4):425-30. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.07.498. Ann Emerg Med. 2013. PMID: 24054097 Free PMC article. No abstract available.