2000 National hospital discharge survey
By: by Margaret J. Hall and Maria F. Owings
Contributors: Owings, Maria F.; National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Series: DHHS publication -- no. (PHS) 2002-1250; Advance data -- no. 329; Advance data from vital and health statistics of the National Center for Health Statistics -- no. 329
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Hyattsville, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Hospitals; Utilization; Health Surveys; Length of Stay; National Hospital Discharge Survey (U.S.)
Other titles: National hospital discharge survey; National hospital discharge survey, 2000
Notes: "June 19, 2002."

"This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 2000. Numbers and rates of discharges, diagnoses, and procedures are shown by age and sex. Discharges are also shown by geographic region of hospital. Average lengths of stay are presented for all discharges and for selected diagnostic categories by age and by sex. Trend data for selected variables are also provided"--P. 2.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 6-7).