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Article: National mortality followback survey: characteristics of persons who died from diseases of the heart - United States, 1986.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- September 1, 1989
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National Mortality Followback Survey: Characteristics of Persons Who Died from Diseases of the Heart -- United States, 1986
The National Mortality Followback Survey (NMFS) is a periodic survey conducted by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics and is designed to collect detailed information not otherwise available on a sample of decedents. This report describes the health and financial status of persons who died from heart disease in 1986 and illustrates the usefulness of the NMFS in addressing public health issues such as the financial burden of chronic disease.
The 1986 NMFS is a stratified random sample of 18,733 (approximately 1%) deaths from all ...