University of South Alabama Biomedical Library

PATHFINDER: Health Statistics Information
[Disclaimer]
This is a select list of major health statistics information sources available in the Biomedical Library and on the Internet. Consult with a librarian for assistance with locating additional/more specific statistics sources.
Locations are abbreviated as follows:
BML:
Biomedical Library
UMC:
Medical Center
Library (Mastin)
C&W:
Children's & Women's Hospital Library
UL:
 University Library 
WWW:
 World Wide Web (Internet)
 
PRINT SOURCES
Alabama Births by Residence and Occurrence 
HB 935 A316 
BML (ref)		 Alabama Detailed Mortality Statistics 
HB 1355 0479 
BML (ref) UMC (ref)
Alabama Selected Perinatal Statistics 
HB 935 A 3161 
BML (ref) UMC (ref)		 Alabama Trends in Births and Infant Deaths 
HB 1323 A 316 
BML (ref)
Atlas of United States Mortality 
WA 900 A 881 1996 
BML (ref) UMC (ref)		 Encyclopedia of Associations 
W 22 E56 
BML (ready ref) UMC (ref)
Government Documents  
More health statistic sources can be found in 
Government Documents at the University Library		 Health Statistics and Surveillance 
WA 16 A 316h 
BML (ref)
Health: United States 
WA 900 H434 
BML (ref) UMC (ref)		 Monthly Vital Statistics Report: Provisional Statistics form the National Center for Health Statistics 
HA 203 N277 
BML (ref)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report  
BML (journals) UMC (journals) 
WWW at
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/		 National Health Interview Survey 
CD-ROM datafile 
BML (ready ref )
(Also see below: Vital and Health Statistics Series)
National Vital Statistics Reports 
HA 203 N2771 
Location: BML reference or WWW at:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/
pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm		 NIH Data Book: Basic Data Relating to the National Institutes of Health 
W 20.5 N691 
BML (ref)
Statistical Abstract of the United States 
HA 202 S72 
BML (ref) UMC (ref)		 Vital and Health Statistics Series: An Annotated Vital and Health Statistics Series 
BML (ref indexes)
Vital Statistics of the United States 
HA 203 V836 
BML (ref)		 The World Health Report 1998: Life in the 21st Century, a Vision for All 
WA 530 W925w 1998 
BML (ref)
World Health Statistics Annual 
WA 900.1 W927d 
BML (ref)		 World Health Statistics Quarterly 
BML (journals)
SOUTHcat (http://southcat.usouthal.edu/)
Additional statistical resources can be found on particular topics using SOUTHcat, the University
libraries' online catalog.
The "Simple Search" option allows you to choose a specific topic ("cancer" in the example below) and combine it with "statistics" using the Boolean operator "and." Substituting other related terms for statistics, such as "trends, " can also yield relevant results.
The "Fill-In Form Search" allows more detailed searches by specifying exactly where terms are searched. In the example below "aids" is searched as a keyword anywhere in the record while "statistics" is specifically searched for in the subject field.


INTERNET SOURCES
The following is a select list of health statistics information sources. Many more Internet resources, other than the ones listed, have statistical information. However, the following resources were selected and evaluated by a librarian for their content, currency, authority, and organization.
FEDSTATS    http://www.fedstats.gov
This site provides one-stop-shopping for federal statistics with access to more than 70 agencies in the U.S. federal government that produce statistics. The site can be searched by keyword or the topical A-Z list can be utilized.
National Center for Health Statistics    http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww
NCHS is the primary Federal organization responsible for the collection, analyses, and dissemination of health statistics. It is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The FASTATS from A-Z section provides a handy subject list of topics.
National Library of Medicine - Health Statistics Sources http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/statistics.html
This excellent Web document offers select print and online bibliographies as well as searching tips for users seeking health-related statistical information.
Social Statistics Briefing Room - Health    http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/health.html
Through the White House, the Social Statistics Briefing Room provides current Federal social statistics and links as maintained by a number of federal agencies. The statistics are touted as the most currently available to users.
University of Pittsburgh - Health Statistics Sources    http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/students/nursing/internet.html
This is a good list of print and online statistical sources updated every few months.


Web address:     http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/ref/pathfinders/stats..htm
Last Update:     11/15/02
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