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LSUHSC Libraries Resource
Guide
Statistics
Scope: This guide is a selective list of resources in the
LSUHSC Library that can be used to find statistics on various health care
topics. It is intended for the
student or clinician needing statistics on a certain subject.
Books
America's health: state health rankings.
State health rankings from the United Health Foundation
Online resource
Health, United States.
Annual report on trends in health statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
Online resource
Older editions in Library Stacks: WA 900 AA1 N210
Healthy people 2010.
National health objectives from the US Government
Online resource
Print version in Library Reference: WA 540 AA1 H341t 2000
Statistical abstract of the United States.
From the US Census Bureau
Online resource
Print version in Library Reference (older editions in Library Stacks): HA 202 Un3s
2000 census of population and housing. Summary population and housing characteristics.
From the US Census Bureau
Online resource
Print version in Library Reference: HA 401 C33 2000
2006 Louisiana health report card. pdf
From the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
Online resource
Print version in Library Reference (older editions in Library Stacks): WA 900 AL6 L931L
Journals
United States
morbidity and mortality. Weekly report: (MMWR)
Includes Surveillance Summaries, Recommendations & Reports, and Summary of Notifiable Diseases.
Online resource
Print version in Library Serials from 1952 - present
United States national vital statistics reports.
Covers provisional birth, death, marriage, divorce statistics, and special topic analyses
Online resource
Print version in Library Serials from 1998 - present
World Health Statistics Annual
Health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information from the World Health Organization
Online resource
Print version in Library Serials from 1939-1998
Databases
Recommended Subject Headings (MeSH), Descriptors, or Thesaurus Terms
When searching for statistics, try using the terms listed below with the subject of interest. |
CINAHL
Epidemiology
Ethnology
Mortality
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LexisNexis
Select Sources tab
Browse Sources by Publication Type
Select Reference Folder
Select Statistics Folder
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MEDLINE
Epidemiology
Ethnology
Manpower
Mortality
Statistics & Numerical Data
Supply & Distribution
Utilization
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Links
Canadian Institute for Health
Information
Timely, accurate and comparable information about Canadian health.
FedStats
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
LSUHSC Library Delicious Account - Statistics Resources
Selected statistics links from LSUHSC.
LSU Webliography -- Statistics
Statistics resources on many topics, including crime, education, politics, labor and more. From LSU in Baton Rouge.
MedlinePlus:
Health Statistics
Health statistics with the consumer in mind.
Parish Health Profiles
Health statistics on a parish by parish basis in Louisiana.
Population Index: Office of
Population Research, Princeton University
Database with over 46,035 abstracts of demographic literature published in Population Index in the period 1986-2000.
Created May 2000 by MLM & JKL
Revised August 2007 by CKB
Checked October 2008 by RFD |
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