U.S. National Center for Health Statistics

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Abstract

A unit of the CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. It is primarily concerned with the collection, analysis, and dissemination of health statistics on vital events and health activities to reflect the health status of people, health needs, and health resources.

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Broader headings

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Synonyms

4 entry terms

National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.
United States National Center for Health Statistics

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration.

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Indexing Annotation

add UNITED STATES; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry

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History Note

2020 (1982); was NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.) 1982-2019; use UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 1982-1990

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I01 w.409 w.418 w.750.600 w.650 w.200 w.260w
N03 w.540 w.348 w.500 w.500.600 w.650 w.225 w.260w

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References

National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009309. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009309
U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_for_Health_Statistics
U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3336854