Dennison C, Pokras R
Vital Health Stat 1. 2000 Dec(39):1-42.
The National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), a national probability sample survey of discharges from non-Federal hospitals, began in 1965 and has been conducted annually since then. The original design of NHDS was in place through 1987. This report provides information about the survey design, instruments, data collection procedures, and survey methodology used for NHDS since the implementation of its redesign in 1988.
国家医院出院调查（NHDS）是一项针对非联邦医院出院情况的全国概率抽样调查，始于1965年，此后每年进行一次。NHDS的原始设计一直沿用至1987年。本报告提供了自1988年重新设计实施以来，NHDS所使用的调查设计、工具、数据收集程序和调查方法的相关信息。
