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Vital statistics : summary of a workshop /

Vital statistics, the records of birth and death, are a critical national information resource for understanding public health. Over the past few decades, the specific program that gathers the data has evolved into a complex cooperative program between the federal and state governments for social me...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Siri, Michael J. (Author), Cork, Daniel L. (Author)
Corporate Author: Workshop on Vital Data for National Needs
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2009]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Uses of vital statistics data
  • The federal-state cooperative relationship
  • Methodological issues and the 2003 revision of standard instruments
  • Options for a 21st century vital statistics program.