Details of Element: if Stopped, Reason for Stopping
Component of Medications File (Includes Name, 1-30 & Icd-9-Cm Codes, 50-67)


Unique Name: isrfs
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? Yes

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 2660 3532 6192
Number of Distinct Participants 246 261 507
Year First Collected 1968 1990 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 Completed course
    2 Not needed
    3 Side effects
    4 Lacked efficacy
    5 Rx expired
    6 Unknown
    7 Convenience
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 7.
Masterfile Index: 812-01-49
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
Details for this Data Type


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