Hanford Site: Database Management

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Finding Aids

Epidemiologic Studies

Hanford Site

Database Management

Hanford Mortality (HMO) File Documentation Records, 1979, 1984-1994

Location:

Active: PNL, 300 Area, Building 3767, Rooms 2 and 5
Inactive:RHA, 712 Building, Federal Center

Access Restrictions: Records are unclassified and may be a Privacy Act System of Records; building is in an access-controlled areas.	*Volume*: 1.7 cu. ft. (6 folders)
Accession or Other ID Number: PNL: 1) None; RHA: 2) 126004	Condition:Good to Fair
Container Number 1) Records in Room 2 are in the third and fourth drawers of a 5-drawer file cabinet; records in Room 5 are on the third shelf of a 5-shelf bookcase to the left of the file cabinets and in the second drawer of the first of three adjacent file cabinets; 2) 126004.	Medium: Paper
Scanning Suitability: Series contains computer-generated reports and handwritten notes.	*Duplication*: Some duplication may occur in a computer database.

Arrangement: 1) None or by data being verified (e.g., birthdates, mortality data); 2) Subject

Originating Office: Operations Analysis Department, HEHF; Epidemiology and Biometry Group, PNL

Finding Aids: 1) RIDS Database; 2) RHA-MIS Database

Disposition Authority:1-2) DOE (1988) 1.3

Series Description: This series documents the development, programming, and maintenance of the Hanford Mortality (HMO) database file. Record types include computer-generated reports, electronic mail messages, and correspondence. Also included are a handwritten document, titled Documentation of Computer Program for Analysis of Hanford Mortality Data, which explains some of the programming data; and a database maintenance file, titled HMO88, which lists employee names, social security numbers, and vital statuses.

For related files, see HMO.DBF, AKAMAST.DBF, AKASSN.DBF, AKANAME.DBF; HMOEX98_ASSOC.DAT [aka HM091]; HMOJUN91.DAT [aka HM091]; and HMOJUN91_SS.SRT [aka HM091].

Data Elements: 6-8,81