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The 1985 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey of Neurologists: Title and subTitle BreakA Clinician's Perspective

Matthew Menken, MD
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Accepted for publication March 17, 1989.

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Arch Neurol. 1989;46(12):1346-1348. doi:10.1001/archneur.1989.00520480090025
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As the number of practicing neurologists has increased in the United States, the scope of neurologic practice has changed as well. It has been projected that the number of neurologists in the United States will have increased from 1920 in 1960 to 8078 in 1990, a change of 321%.1 Unless the roles of neurologists in the provision of health services in 1960 and 1990 are specified, however, the effects of this large and rapid increase in the total number of neurologists cannot be determined. Practice studies, therefore, are of great importance, since they may be expected to identify the scope and content of neurologic practice and care, ie, the role definition of a neurologist at a certain point in time. Moreover, comparative practice studies (over time, and in different regions) provide the scientific information that is necessary to examine the consequences that follow from differences in, and modifications of

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Kurtzke JF, Bennett DR, Berg BO, et al.  Neurologists in the United States—past, present, and future . Neurology . 1986;;36:1576-1582.
Menken M.  The scope of neurologic practice: evidence from a practice study . Arch Neurol . 1985;;42:386-387.
Nelson C. Office Visits to Neurologists, 1985: Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, No. 158 . Hyattsville, Md: Public Health Service; 1988; US Dept of Health and Human Services publication (PHS)88-1250.
McLemore T, DeLozier J. 1985 Summary: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, No. 128 . Hyattsville, Md: Public Health Service; 1987;. US Dept of Health and Human Services publication (PHS)87-1250.
Kurtzke JF, Bennett DR, Berg BO, et al.  On national needs for neurologists in the United States . Neurology . 1986;;36:383-388.
Franklin GM, Ringel SP, Nelson LM, DeLapp HC.  Neurology practice patterns in Colorado . Neurology . 1987;;37:287-289.
Holoweiko M.  Neurologists: all their numbers are going up . Med Econ . (May) 1983;:186-197.
Menken M, Hopkins A, DeFriese GH.  Norms of care in British and American neurologic practice . Arch Neurol . 1988;;45:94-98.
Ringel SP, Franklin GM, DeLapp HC, Boyko EJ.  A cross-sectional comparative study of outpatient neurologic practices in Colorado . Neurology . 1988;;38:1308-1314.
Iglehart JK.  Japan's medical care system . N Engl J Med . 1988;;319:807-812.
Menken M, Hopkins A, Murray TJ, Vates TS.  The scope of neurologic practice and care in England, Canada, and the United States . Arch Neurol . 1989;;46:210-213.
Stevens DL.  Neurology in Gloucestershire: the clinical workload of an English neurologist . J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry . 1989;;52:439-446.
Hopkins A, Menken M, DeFriese GH.  A record of patient encounters in neurologic practice in the United Kingdom . J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry . 1989;;52:436-438.
Brook RH, Kosekoff JB.  Competition and quality . Health Aff (Milwood) . 1988;;7:150-161.

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Kurtzke JF, Bennett DR, Berg BO, et al.  Neurologists in the United States—past, present, and future . Neurology . 1986;;36:1576-1582.
Menken M.  The scope of neurologic practice: evidence from a practice study . Arch Neurol . 1985;;42:386-387.
Nelson C. Office Visits to Neurologists, 1985: Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, No. 158 . Hyattsville, Md: Public Health Service; 1988; US Dept of Health and Human Services publication (PHS)88-1250.
McLemore T, DeLozier J. 1985 Summary: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, No. 128 . Hyattsville, Md: Public Health Service; 1987;. US Dept of Health and Human Services publication (PHS)87-1250.
Kurtzke JF, Bennett DR, Berg BO, et al.  On national needs for neurologists in the United States . Neurology . 1986;;36:383-388.
Franklin GM, Ringel SP, Nelson LM, DeLapp HC.  Neurology practice patterns in Colorado . Neurology . 1987;;37:287-289.
Holoweiko M.  Neurologists: all their numbers are going up . Med Econ . (May) 1983;:186-197.
Menken M, Hopkins A, DeFriese GH.  Norms of care in British and American neurologic practice . Arch Neurol . 1988;;45:94-98.
Ringel SP, Franklin GM, DeLapp HC, Boyko EJ.  A cross-sectional comparative study of outpatient neurologic practices in Colorado . Neurology . 1988;;38:1308-1314.
Iglehart JK.  Japan's medical care system . N Engl J Med . 1988;;319:807-812.
Menken M, Hopkins A, Murray TJ, Vates TS.  The scope of neurologic practice and care in England, Canada, and the United States . Arch Neurol . 1989;;46:210-213.
Stevens DL.  Neurology in Gloucestershire: the clinical workload of an English neurologist . J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry . 1989;;52:439-446.
Hopkins A, Menken M, DeFriese GH.  A record of patient encounters in neurologic practice in the United Kingdom . J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry . 1989;;52:436-438.
Brook RH, Kosekoff JB.  Competition and quality . Health Aff (Milwood) . 1988;;7:150-161.

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