Health, United States, 2009
Subtitle: with special feature on medical technology
By: National Center for Health Statistics
Contributors: Bilheimer, Linda T.; Makuc, Diane M.; National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Series: DHHS publication -- no. 2010-1232; DHHS publication -- no. 2010-1232.
Publisher: Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hyattsville, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 563
ISBN-13: 9781598045390
Subjects: Medical care; Statistics; Health status indicators; Urban health; Delivery of Health Care; Statistics & numerical data; Disabled Persons; Health Services; Medical Laboratory Science; Economics
Other titles: Special feature on medical technology
Description: "Health, United States, 2009 is the 33rd report on the health status of the Nation and is submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to the President and the Congress of the United States in compliance with Section 308 of the Public Health Service Act. This report was compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics served in a review capacity. The Health, United States series presents national trends in health statistics. Each report includes an executive summary, highlights, a chartbook, trend tables, extensive appendixes, and an index."--Preface.
Notes: Title from resource home page (National Center for Health Statistics, viewed March 29, 2010).

"Overall responsibility for planning and coordinating the content of this edition of Health, United States rested with the Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), under the direction of Amy B. Bernstein, Diane M. Makuc, and Linda T. Bilheimer."--Acknowledgements.

"January 2010."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Complete report; title: Executive summary; title: Highlights; title: Chartbook; title: Trend tables; title: Appendixes; title: Index; title: In brief edition; title: 2009 special feature: medical technology.