A Comparison of National Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1335-1341

  Nelson, David E ^a,c   Powell Griner, Eve ^b   Town, Machell ^c   Kovar, Mary Grace ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; SMOKING; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042885749     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1335     Document Type: Article

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