title: Development, methods, and response characteristics of the 1986 National Mortality Followback Survey.
abstract: This report describes the methods employed in the 1986 National Mortality Followback Survey. This survey is based on information obtained from relatives of decedents and from health care facilities used by the decedents in their last year of life.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Seeman
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Poe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Powell-Griner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015982:Bias; D002423:Cause of Death; D003625:Data Collection; D003644:Death Certificates; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D044469:Racial Groups; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans