National Health Examination Survey, Cycle I, 1959-1962: Diabetes Data

The National Health Examination Surveys, Cycle I (NHES I), conducted during the period 1959-1962, were designed to secure statistics on the health status of the population of the United States. More specifically, their purpose was to determine the prevalence of certain chronic diseases, the status o...

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Körperschaft: United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics. VerfasserIn (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Forschungsdaten
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1989
In:Jahr: 1989
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Schlagwörter:
chronic illnesses
dental health
Diabetes
eyesight
health behavior
health history
health status
hearing (physiology)
medical evaluation
Physical Health
testing and measurement
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Zusammenfassung:The National Health Examination Surveys, Cycle I (NHES I), conducted during the period 1959-1962, were designed to secure statistics on the health status of the population of the United States. More specifically, their purpose was to determine the prevalence of certain chronic diseases, the status of dental health, and the distributions of auditory and visual acuity and certain anthropometric measurements. Included in this collection are responses to medical history questions that relate to diabetes, pertinent findings from a physical examination, results of a glucose tolerance test (GTT), and serum cholesterol values.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR09204.v1