The administration at a local medical center examines the trends in health problems when developing long-range plans for staffing and space allocation. Which of the following sources of information would be most helpful?
a. Local data drawn from a professional survey in the city
b. The National Health Interview Survey
c. The National Hospital Discharge Survey
d. The state's vital statistics
ANS: A
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