National Center For Health Statistics (NCHS) Launches New Public Health Topic Database
From a National Center For Health Statistics (NCHS)/CDC Announcement:CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) announces the release of the Data Query System (DQS). This new data visualization tool helps users filter results for single or multiyear periods to show estimates and trends on more than 120 public health topics, including death rates, disabilities, nutrition, health insurance, and obesity.
With DQS, users can customize their search for data on health topics by sele
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