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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults and children: United States, 2007.

8 Dec 2008 OBJECTIVE: This report presents selected estimates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among U.S. adults and children, using data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and ... Read more...

Surgeon recommendations and receipt of mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer.

12 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: There is concern that mastectomy is overused in the United States. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association of patient-reported initial recommendations by surgeons and those given when a second opinion was sought with receipt of initial ... Read more...

Financing American Indian health care: impacts and options for improving access and quality.

29 Sep 2009 (1) Indian Health Service (HIS) per patient funding is less than half of national per capita health spending, and declined further between 2003 and 2006. (2) Under-funding of the IHS system has led to explicit rationing of services to American ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Care Surveys'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults and children: United States, 2007. 8 Dec 2008
• Laser surgery: go in with your eyes open. 30 Oct 2009
• Surgeon recommendations and receipt of mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer. 12 Oct 2009
• Financing American Indian health care: impacts and options for improving access and quality. 29 Sep 2009
• A survey of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in physiotherapists in Western Australia. 29 Sep 2009
• Factors contributing to utilization of health care services in Malaysia: a population-based study. 29 Sep 2009
• Perioperative management of anticoagulated patients having cataract surgery: National audit of current practice of members of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. 29 Sep 2009
• Limited English proficiency is a barrier to receipt of advice about physical activity and diet among Hispanics with chronic diseases in the United States. 29 Sep 2009
• Impact of individual values on adherence to emergency contraception practice guidelines among pediatric residents: implications for training. 29 Sep 2009
• Changes in prescribing of antiviral medications for influenza associated with new treatment guidelines. 29 Sep 2009
• African Americans in commercial HMOs more likely to delay prescription drugs and use the emergency room. 29 Sep 2009
• The critical need for trained and certified ophthalmic medical personnel: fall survey of staff and productivity. 29 Sep 2009
• Neurophysiological intraoperative monitoring in neurosurgery: aid or handicap? An international survey. 29 Sep 2009
• Epidemiology of anesthesia-related complications in labor and delivery, New York State, 2002-2005. 29 Sep 2009
• Prevalence of malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia in New York State, 2001-2005. 29 Sep 2009
• Therapeutic options and patterns of prescription in chronic venous disorders: results of a 3-year survey in Italy. 29 Sep 2009
• Radiation therapy for esophageal cancer in Japan: results of the Patterns of Care Study 1999-2001. 29 Sep 2009
• Survey of stereotactic body radiation therapy in Japan by the Japan 3-D Conformal External Beam Radiotherapy Group. 29 Sep 2009
• An analysis of the association between parental acculturation and children's medication use. 26 Sep 2009
• Pediatric adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysis. 26 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Health Care Surveys'

Definition: Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care.

Descriptor UI: D019538

Alternative terms: Health Care Surveys; Care Survey, Health; Care Surveys, Health; Health Care Survey; Survey, Health Care; Surveys, Health Care; Healthcare Surveys; Healthcare Survey; Survey, Healthcare; Surveys, Healthcare; National Hospital Discharge Survey; National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; instrumentation; methods;

Tree Number: E05.318.308.335; N03.349.380.210; N05.425.210; N05.715.360.300.387; N06.850.520.308.335;

History Note: 97

Technical Notes: do not confuse with HEALTH SURVEYS: health care surveys are on health services provided, health surveys are on health statist; specify geog if pertinent