- Author
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U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Title
- Distribution and Cost of Medicines for Injuries. Reports of the Epidemiology and Surveillance of Injuries. No. FY 70-R1.
- Coporate
- Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC
- Report
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No. FY 70-R1
November 1969
10 p.
- Keywords
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injuries
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medication
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medicines
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costs
- Abstract
- It is estimated that the cost of prescription medicines and first aid supplies used for the treatment of injuries is $86 million per year. This estimate is derived from a sample survey by the National Center for Health Statistics for the period July 1964 to June 1965.