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. 2004 Nov;30(4):869-78, viii.
doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2004.07.009.

National databases and rheumatology research II: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

Tuulikki Sokka  1 , Eswar Krishnan
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National databases and rheumatology research II: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

Tuulikki Sokka et al. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2004 Nov.

Abstract

Three National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys were conducted in the United States between 1971 and 1994 to provide data on the nutritional and health status of the population and on specific target conditions. This article describes features of the surveys and provides examples of research on musculoskeletal disorders that used the survey data.

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