In response to the vast amount of statistics literature that has been produced in the fifteen years since the publication of the first edition of Health Statistics, this new edition includes information about new print publications and resources available via electronic media including the Internet. The majority of the resources described are federal publications from agencies like the National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but a large portion covers publications of private health organizations and health professional associations that collect statistics. Most of the annotations contained in Health Statistics are for printed materials, but electronic resources are noted, and in the case of indexes and abstracts, the particular software version is pointed out. Each chapter begins with brief notes that summarize the most useful resources included. Chapters are arranged into sub-sections by topic to make them more readable. Cross references are provided for sources that overlap chapters or sections. The appendixes include newsletters and journals as well as lists of government agencies, private associations, and depository libraries from which publications may be obtained. A glossary of the most important terminology in health statistics rounds out the volume.
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...the new authors have maintained the tone and style of the first edition while expanding the coverage...the content...is excellent for print resources of all types...lists of organizations and government agencies are useful. Suggestions for possible online searching options and databases will be helpful for librarians as well as inexperienced users...I would recommend the purchase of Health Statistics for most larger health sciences libraries... * Medical Reference Services Quarterly * The coverage is wide...Insurance and pharmaceutical companies could justify buying a copy because of the high value they can place on any useful information they obtain. Obviously it will be of value to any US organization concerned with health care. * s * This new edition of a basic guide to statistical sources will be helpful.... The 2d edition, by 4 experienced health sciences librarians, updates the material and adds new soures, including electronic databases....This book is a good starting point for students doing research on health care policy and epidemiology. It would also be helpful for librarians doing reference and collection development work in these areas. Health Statistics will be a useful addition to academic health science collections and large public libraries. * American Reference Books Annual *
PREFACE vii INTRODUCTION 1(4) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL REFERENCES 5(20) Barbara L. Kuchan Textbooks 5(2) Directories 7(3) Directories of Electronic Databases 10(3) Dictionaries and Handbooks 13(1) Catalogs 14(1) Bibliographies 15(3) Indexes, Abstracts, and Databases 18(7) CHAPTER 2 COMPILATIONS OF HEALTH STATISTICS 25(12) Patricia G. Hinegardner Vital and Health Statistics Series 25(3) General Health Compilations 28(2) General Compilations 30(3) International Compilations 33(4) CHAPTER 3 VITAL STATISTICS 37(6) Patricia G. Hinegardner United States 37(4) International 41(2) CHAPTER 4 MORBIDITY 43(24) Phyllis S. Lansing Series 44(1) Specific Diseases and Health Conditions 45(16) Accidents and Injuries 45(1) AIDS 46(1) Cancer 47(3) Diabetes 50(1) Disabilities and Chronic Diseases 51(2) Disease Prevention 53(1) Environmentally Linked Diseases 53(1) Heart Disease 54(1) Hypertension 55(1) Mental Health 55(1) Nutrition and Health/Disease 56(1) Occupationally Linked Disorders 56(1) Oral Disease 57(1) Sexually Transmitted Diseases 58(1) Substance Abuse Disorders 58(2) Alcohol 59(1) Smoking 60(1) Tuberculosis 60(1) Health Conditions in Special Populations 61(4) Aged 61(1) Childhood and Adolescence 61(1) Ethnic Groups 63(1) Women 64(1) Miscellaneous 65(2) CHAPTER 5 HEALTH RESOURCES 67(14) Phyllis S. Lansing Health Facilities 67(4) Hospitals 67(2) Mental Health 69(1) Other 70(1) Health Personnel 71(6) General 71(1) Dentists 72(1) Physicians 73(2) Nurses and Nursing Personnel 75(1) Pharmacists 76(1) Other Health Professions 76(1) Health Professional Education 77(4) Dental Education 77(1) Medical Education 77(1) Nursing Education 78(1) Pharmacy Education 79(1) Allied Health Education 80(1) CHAPTER 6 HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION 81(12) Patricia G. Hinegardner Hospitals 81(3) Ambulatory Care 84(1) HMOs 85(1) Nursing Homes 86(1) Dental Services 86(1) Specific Conditions 87(1) Populations 88(1) Health Care Providers 88(2) Drugs 90(1) Medicare 90(1) Miscellaneous 91(2) CHAPTER 7 HEALTH CARE COSTS AND EXPENDITURES 93(10) Barbara L. Kuchan CHAPTER 8 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 103(6) Patricia G. Hinegardner Special Populations 106(3) APPENDIX A NEWSLETTERS AND JOURNALS 109(4) Phyllis S. Lansing Newsletters 109(1) Journals 110(3) APPENDIX B GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 113(20) Patricia G. Hinegardner State Agencies 113(8) Federal Agencies 121(10) International Organizations 131(2) APPENDIX C ASSOCIATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS 133(6) Phyllis S. Lansing APPENDIX D REGIONAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES 139(12) Barbara L. Kuchan GLOSSARY 151(4) Barbara L. Kuchan INDEX 155(24) ABOUT THE AUTHORS 179
Frieda O. Weise is Director of the Health Sciences Library at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Patricia G. Hinegardner is an Information Specialist and currently serves as Mediated Search Services Coordinator at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Barbara L. Kuchan is the Resources Management Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern Atlantic Region (SE/A) and is responsible for the production of the SE/A Region's newsletter, SE/A Currents. Phyllis S. Lansing is an Information Specialist and currently serves as Education Coordinator at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
