title: Secondary data on health-related subjects: major sources, uses, and limitations.
abstract: Although secondary data are generally neglected by nurses, they are useful for nurse researchers, practitioners, educators, administrators, and policy makers. Major sources of data on health-related subjects are medical records, administrative records, the census, vital statistics, surveys of the National Center for Health Statistics, social science archives, and nursing archives, each with its specific uses and limitations.
authors.affiliation: Community Health Care Systems Department, School of Nursing, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Semradek
mesh_terms: D001109:Archives; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000592:standards*; D007994:Libraries, Nursing; D008499:Medical Records; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D014798:Vital Statistics