Open AccessContributions of a Local Health Examination Survey to the Surveillance of Chronic and Infectious Diseases in New York City
Author(s) -
R. Charon Gwynn,
Renu Garg,
Bonnie D. Kerker,
Thomas Frieden,
Lorna E. Thorpe
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.117010
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , medicine , obesity , environmental health , health examination , public health , telephone survey , diabetes mellitus , physical examination , community health , psychological intervention , gerontology , population , surgery , pathology , advertising , psychiatry , business , endocrinology
We sought to evaluate the contribution of the New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC-HANES) to local public health surveillance.