National Hospital Discharge Survey: annual summary, 1992.
This report presents statistics on the utilization of non-Federal short-stay hospitals based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey from a national sample of the hospital records of discharged inpatients. Estimates are provided by the demographic characteristics of patients discharged, geographic region of hospitals, conditions diagnosed, and surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed. Measurements of hospital use include frequency, rate and percent of discharges and days of care, and average length of stay.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006753:Hospital Records; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D014481:United States; D044465:White People