@article{ref1,
title="Patterns in US medical expenditures and utilization for injury, 1987",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="1996",
author="Lestina, D. C. and Miller, Ted R.",
volume="86",
number="1",
pages="89-93",
abstract="This article is based on data released in 1991/93 from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey. Medical spending and utilization patterns are analyzed for 13 major categories of injury. Medical spending on injury in 1987 was $64.7 billion in 1993 dollars. Nonhospitalized medically treated injuries averaged $571 in medical spending per case, $181 per visit, and 3.2 visits per injury. The prevalence-based survey estimate of medical spending on injuries during 1987 is 10% lower than the incidence-based estimates of lifetime medical spending resulting from injuries in 1985.",
language="",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}