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Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES)US
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Health Examination
Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
6525
Belcrest Rd.,
Rm. 900
Hyattsville, MD 20872
Fax: (301) 436-
3436
| Conducted
1982-84
This is the first health examination survey done on a national basis to
obtain
data on the health and nutritional status of the Hispanic population in
the
United States. Just as with the NHANES, data were collected by physical
examination and clinical and laboratory tests and include such
information as
blood lead levels and prevalence of specific conditions. |
Access Information |
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NCHS Reports | Reports from the NCHS are published
routinely in
Series 11 of the Vital and Health Statistics Series. |
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Related Reports | Block G, Norris JC, Mandel RM, DiSogra
C.
"Sources of energy and six nutrients in diets of low-income
Hispanic-American
women and their children: quantitative data from HHANES, 1982-1984."
Journal of
the American Dietetic Association, 1995 Feb, 95(2):195-
208. |
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