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KID Description of Data Elements

 
TOTAL_DISC - Number of hospital discharges in the sample
 
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General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

TOTAL_DISC includes the number of discharges from this hospital in the NIS. Prior to 1998, this data element is named TOTDSCHG in the NIS.

 
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Uniform Values
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
TOTAL_DISCNumber of hospital discharges in the sample5(n)Number of hospital discharges in the sample
 
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State Specific Notes
None
 
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