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Epidemiologic Studies

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Electonic Records
Vital Status Files

 File Type: Supporting
Directory Name: DISK3:[HMS.HMO] File Name:HMOEX98_ASSOC.DAT[aka HMO91]

Location:

Active: PNL, 300 Area, Building 3767, Room 5
Inactive:

Access Restrictions: Records are unclassified;
and may be a Privacy Act System of Records;
building is in an access-controlled area.

Hardware/Software: Digital MicroVAX 3600/ASCII file format
Office/Program Supported: Epidemiology and Biometry Group, PNL

Originating Office: Epidemiology and Biometry Group, PNL

Disposition Authority: DOE (1988) 1.3

File Description: This file is a composite of all death submissions at Hanford, for the years 1944 through early 1991, with added associated cancer causes of death. Information on individuals includes social security numbers, names, death dates, and birthdates. There are a total of 14,018 records, each having 135 characters and 24 fields. This file is described in the Pacific Northwest Laboratory publication titled Description of the Process Used to Create 1992 Hanford Mortality Study Database.

For related records and files, see Hanford Mortality (HMO) File Documentation Records, 1979, 1984-1994; HMO.DBF, AKAMAST.DBF, AKASSN.DBF, AKANAME.DBF; HMOJUN91.DAT [aka HMO91]; and HMOJUN91_SS.SRT.

Data Elements: 7, 17


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