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CURRENT INDEX TO STATISTICS (CIS)
CURRENT INDEX TO STATISTICS (CIS). The Current Index to Statistics is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. The CIS Extended Database (CIS- ED) includes coverage, in most cases from 1974 (or first issue if later) to the present from selected journals, and selected books in statistics published since 1974. 
URL: http://query.statindex.org/ 
EDS - ELECTRONIC DATA SERVICE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
EDS is CU libraries and ACIS service that supports CU community in the use of statistical data sources. It provides statistical sources, software as well as offers Reference assistance in using statistical data,including raw data sets, GIS, etc. Offers DataGate,the local archive comprised of ICPSR, Roper, SSEDL, etc. EDS is physically located at the CU Lehman Social Sciences Library on the Morningside Campus. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/eds/ 
INFOSHARE ONLINE
A database of statistics about New York City. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3105451.html 
LEXIS NEXIS STATISTICAL
'Provides statistical data from U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and international organizations from 1983.' 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APK8288 
MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 
POPLINE
citations and abstracts for publications related to population, family planning, and related health issues. Coverage from 1970- present. Includes international demographic research. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indexes/popline.html 
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides


ABORTION STATISTICS
England and Wales. H.M.S.O London. 1974- Present 
Serial A. 
ALMANAC OF THE 50 STATES
Information Pubications. 
REF HA 214 A455. 
BLACK AMERICANS: A STATISTICAL SOURCEBOOK
REF E185.86 B52. 
HISPANIC AMERICANS: A STATISTICAL SOURCEBOOK
REF E184 S75 H27. 
INDUCED ABORTIONS RECORDED IN NEW YORK STATE
1979- 
Serial I Latest in Ref. Ref RG 734 IN52. 
TEENAGE PREGNANCY: THE PROBLEM THAT HASN'T GONE AWAY
Alan Guttmacher Institute. 1981 
REF HQ 27.5 T22. 
VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS
Ser.24 
Serial V. 
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Internet Guides and Resources


ADOLESCENT HEALTH: STATE OF NATION
(CDC). Offers government statistics on pregnancies, abortions, and live births, sexually transmitted diseases, etc. 
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ 
ALAN GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE (AGI)
Specializes in reproductive health research. Offers statistics on teenage pregnancy, abortions, std, etc. AGI is an independent, not-for-profit corporation, a special affiliate of PPFA (Planned Parenthood Federation of America. 
URL: http://www.agi-usa.org/ 
CDC WONDER
Provides a single point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data. Query statistical data sets, or retrieve reports and guidelines. 
URL: http://wonder.cdc.gov/ 
JAPAN INFORMATION NETWORK STATISTICS (JIN)
Offers categorized statistics for Japan with a keyword searchable database. 
URL: http://jin.jcic.or.jp/stat/ 
MMWR. MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.) The weekly MMWR is available in .pdf format readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader and in HTML. Look under Publications, or Disease Trends categories, or search by keyword, such as accidents, etc. 
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ 
WORLD STATISTICS
(Information Please Almanac). World Stats. category offers statistics including abortions for selected countries of the world. 
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/ 
YOUTH INDICATORS
(NCES). Offers statistics on youth pregnancies, abortions, etc. 
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/help/sitemap.asp 
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PARTNERS IN INFORMATION ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE
"Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries which provides timely, convenient access to selected public health resources on the Internet." Offers links to useful Public Health and statistical resources in multiple categories. The PHPartners offers RSS feed that would 'keep you informed about news in public health, upcoming meetings, and new public health online resources. The PHPartners feed address is http://phpartners.org/rss_phpartners.xml. More information on how to subscribe to PHPartners RSS feeds is available at http://phpartners.org/rss_information.html.'  
URL: http://phpartners.org/ 


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