- Author
- 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
- No. FY 70-R1, November 1969, 10 p.
- Keywords
- injuries | medication | medicines | 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.