Secondary Data Sources for Public Health: A Practical Guide

1. An introduction to secondary data analysis 2. Health service utilization data 3. Health behaviors and risk factors data 4. Data on multiple health topics 5. Fertility and mortality data 6. Medicare and Medicaid data 7. Other sources of data.

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