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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Main Author: National Research Council (U.S.).
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics (-)
Other Authors: Siri, Michael J. (-), Cork, Daniel L.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press c2009.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009621538106719
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Summary: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 measurement. The Vital Statistics Cooperative Program (VSCP) is currently maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Item Description:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 128 pages) : illustrations (some color), forms
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128).
ISBN:9780309146159
9781282412521
9786612412523
9780309141659