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783916 
Technical Report 
National Death Index user’s manual 
Bilgrad, R 
1997 
National Center for Health Statistics 
Hyattsville, MD 
The National Death Index (NDI) is a central, computerized index of death record information compiled from magnetic tapes submitted under contractual arrangements to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) by the State vital statistics offices. This manual explains how the NDI functions, restrictions on the use of the NDI, how applications for use of the service are submitted to NCHS, how lists of individuals are submitted for searches of the NDI file, the NDI output results users can expect to receive, how to request copies of death certificates from State offices, and NCHS charges for NDI services. 
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