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Child and Adolescent Injury: Data Sources
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| Data Set | National Vitals Statistics System -- Final Mortality Data |
| Alias | NVSSF |
| Data Collection Agency | National Centers for Health Statistics |
| Purpose | To collect, analyze and publish data obtained from all death |
| certificates filed in vital statistics offices in the United States |
| and its territories |
| Description | Information obtained from the death certificates for all persons |
| who died in the United States and its territories |
| Special Features | Underlying and contributing cause of death, demographics of |
| decedent, place of occurrence, place of residence and |
| educational attainment |
| Subject Age Range | All |
| E-Coding Included | Yes |
| Population or Sample | Population |
| Number of Cases |
| Geographic Area Covered | National |
| Years Available | Through 1997 |
| Years Owned by CHDL | None |
| CHDL ID# | 80 |