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Preventive Care
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Description:
Data on preventive services are based on a series of questions asked about preventive health care use and when it occurred. Preventive services include mammogram screening, Pap test, breast exam, PSA test, physical exam, blood pressure reading, and flu shot. |
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Data tables:
No preventive-care-related items are available in the HC Summary Data Tables at this time.
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Analytic tools:
No preventive-care-related variables are available with the MEPSnet query tools at this time.
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AHRQ Podcasts:
Healthcare 411 Series:
Less than 50 percent of Americans Over Age 50 Have Had a Colonoscopy to Screen for Colon Cancer
01:01 (MM:SS)
Healthcare 411 Series:
Cholesterol Levels
02:00 (MM:SS)
Healthcare 411 Series:
Heart Healthy Habits
02:00 (MM:SS)
Healthcare 411 Series:
Dental Checkups
01:15 (MM:SS)
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Publications: Publications are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).
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Choice of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors versus Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers among Hypertensive Adults: Nationally Representative Estimates, 1997-2004
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Working Paper #9001
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Asthma Preventive Medicine in 2006 - Who Takes Them?
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Statistical Brief #237
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Screening for Prostate Cancer with the Prostate-Specific Antigen Test - United States, 2006
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Statistical Brief #233
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Influenza Immunization Rates for Selected at Risk Populations among the U.S. Adult Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2006
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Statistical Brief #226
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Dental Coverage of Children and Young Adults under Age 21, United States, 1996 and 2006
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Statistical Brief #221
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Premiums in the Individual Health Insurance Market for Policyholders under Age 65: 2002 and 2005
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Statistical Brief #202
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Screening Colonoscopy among the U.S. Noninstitutionalized Adult Population Age 50 and Older, 2005
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Statistical Brief #188
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Cholesterol Screening among the U.S. Noninstitutionalized Adult Population Age 20 and Older, 2005
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Statistical Brief #187
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The Top Five Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total Expense for Children, Adults, and the Elderly, 2004
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Statistical Brief #180
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Aspirin Use among the Adult U.S. Noninstitutionalized Population, with and without Indicators of Heart Disease, 2005
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Statistical Brief #179
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Use of the Pap Test as a Cancer Screening Tool among Women Age 18–64, U.S. Noninstitutionalized Population, 2005
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Statistical Brief #173
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Use of Breast Cancer Detection Exams among Women Age 40 and Over, U.S. Noninstitutionalized Population, 2005
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Statistical Brief #170
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Personal Health Behaviors for Heart Disease Prevention among the U.S. Adult Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2004
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Statistical Brief #165
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Trends in the Pharmaceutical Treatment of Hypertension, 1997 to 2003
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Research Findings #25
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Annual Flu Shot Rates among Persons 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2003
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Statistical Brief #114
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Children's Dental Care: Periodicity of Checkups and Access to Care, 2003
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Statistical Brief #113
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Diabetes Management: Tests and Treatments among the 18 and Older U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in 2003
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Statistical Brief #105
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Trends in Statin Use in the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Medicare Population, 1997 and 2002
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Statistical Brief #97
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Statin Use in the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Medicare Population in 2002
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Statistical Brief #96
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Statin Use among Persons 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Reported as Receiving Medical Care for the Treatment of High Cholesterol, 2002
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Statistical Brief #95
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