Report of the Second Workshop on Age Adjustment. Held in Hyattsvile, Maryland on211 June 5-6, 1997

摘要

This report contains a summary of the Second Workshop on Age Adjustment held at211u001ethe National Center for Health Statistics on June 5-6, 1997. The workshop, which 211u001ewas a follow up to the First Workshop on Age Adjustment (1991), was held to 211u001econsider changing the standard used for age-adjusting death rates and to develop 211u001ean implementation plan. This report includes follow up to the recommendations 211u001efrom the first workshop. Participants in the second workshop included 211u001erepresentatives from selected Federal agencies. State health departments, 211u001enongovernmental agencies and academia.