RT Research Data T1 National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1991 LA English PP Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] YR 1994 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1902797426 AB The National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) collects medical and demographic information annually from a sample of hospital discharge records. Variables include the patients' demographic characteristics (sex, age, race, marital status), dates of admission and discharge, status at discharge, final diagnoses, surgical and nonsurgical procedures, dates of surgeries, and sources of payment. Information on hospital characteristics such as bedsize, ownership, and region of the country is also included. K1 demographic characteristics K1 health care facilities K1 Hospitalization K1 Hospitals K1 Illness K1 Medical care K1 medical evaluation K1 medical procedures K1 medical records K1 Patients K1 payment methods K1 Treatment K1 Forschungsdaten DO 10.3886/ICPSR06156.v1