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Facility Comparison Analyses (FCP)

These results are presented in Tables III, IV, and V in the report Obtain Printed Copy


All of the facility comparison analyses are based on data in the demographic analysis file. Diseases of the respiratory system (ICD 460--619) for white males---see line 5 in Table III is used as an example of how to read these tables ( see Step 3 below).

The Mortality Analysis System (MAS) software [9] that is used in Step 2 is an "in house" system that was not developed for external distribution. Similar results can be obtained using the the DATAB program in epicure [11]