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Chronic conditions and outpatient prescription medicines for persons 18 and older in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, 1987 and 2001 /

This Statistical Brief compares data from 1987 and 2001 on the use of prescribed medicines in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population (community) age 18 and older (adult) population as part of the treatment for specific chronic conditions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stagnitti, Marie N.
Corporate Authors: United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.)
Other Authors: Pancholi, Mamatha
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Rockville, Md.] : Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2004]
Series:Statistical brief (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (U.S.)) ; #58.
Subjects:
Drugs > Prescribing.
Drugs.
Hypertension > United States > Statistics.
Heart Diseases > United States > Statistics.
Diabetes Mellitus > United States > Statistics.
Cholesterol, LDL > United States > Statistics.
Chronic Disease > drug therapy > United States > Statistics.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS103252
Description
Summary:This Statistical Brief compares data from 1987 and 2001 on the use of prescribed medicines in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population (community) age 18 and older (adult) population as part of the treatment for specific chronic conditions.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 26, 2008).
"December 2004."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:5 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet from the MEPS AHRQ web site. Address as of 9/26/2008: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st58/stat58.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.