Health statistics : how do we know that?

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Health statistics : how do we know that?

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February 2014
By National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Series: NCHS Fact Sheet

File Language:

English

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Corporate Authors:

National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:

What are the leading causes of death in the U.S.? How many Americans smoke? How many Americans are obese? Are emergency departments more crowded than they used to be?

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects data needed to answer these and many other key questions about health and health care in the United States. NCHS is part of the federal statistical system which includes agencies that are responsible for compiling, analyzing, and disseminating data for statistical purposes.
Subjects:

Vital Statistics
Series:

NCHS Fact Sheet
Document Type:

Pamphlet (or booklet)
Genre:

Fact Sheet
Place as Subject:

United States
Pages in Document:

2 Pages
Collection(s):

National Center for Health Statistics
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:b849e8106935b806a0c6ba01ef39854ce2037f35fe2c5f41c99645e44ec7222023dd6c2f8ee1281cd34d0a1e35243ae4b4e385a769a1915797c015505d44b01f
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23529/cdc_23529_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 175.80 KB ]

File Language:

English

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