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Followback surveys
identify potential survey respondents using a sentinel event.
For example, the National
Mortality Followback Survey (NMFS) is based on a sample of
individuals age 15 and older who died in a given year identified
by death certificates. The NMFS obtains information from a proxy
respondent and combines this with death certificate data. The
survey instrument asks the proxy to report information such as
the health and functional status, health behaviors, and access
to and use of health care services of the decedent.
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