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Searchable inventory13,311unique NHANES variable codes

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5 indexed components

Demographics179variables Dietary1,184variables Examination4,954variables Laboratory3,394variables Questionnaire3,649variables

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13 indexed cycles

1999-20004,395 2001-20024,110 2003-20044,844 2005-20063,908 2007-20083,837 2009-20104,131 2011-20124,262 2013-20144,437 2015-20164,234 2017-20184,136 2017-20203,556 2021-20231,286 2025-20260

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AUQ350Indexed NHANES variable

Questionnaire

In {your/SP's} work {were you/was he/was she} exposed to very loud noise? Very loud noise is noise that is so loud {you have/he has/she has} to shout in order to be understood by someone standing 3 feet away from {you/him/her}.

Source releases: 4
Available cycles: 2011-2012 · 2015-2016 · 2017-2018 · 2017-2020
Dataset: Audiometry

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