Eye conditions and related need for medical care among persons 1-74 years of age, United States, 1971-72

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• Personal Author:
  Ganley, James P. ; Roberts, Jean, 1918-
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  This report presents total prevalence estimates for selected eye conditions, decrease in vision from eye pathology, and related need for medical care among the U.S. population ages 1-74 years by age, race, sex, and selected demographic characteristics. These estimates are based on standardized eye examination findings from the national probability sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population examined in the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1971-72.
• Content Notes:
  [by James P. Ganley and Jean Roberts].
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Eye Diseases/Epidemiology Vision Disorders
• Source:
  Vital and Health Statistics. Series 11, Data from the national health survey ; no. 228 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 83-1678
• Series:
  Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  print; iv, 69 p. : graphs ; 28 cm.
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/12706/cdc_12706_DS1.pdf
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