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CANCERNET
(Cancerlit and PDQ)
URL: http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/
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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/
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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/
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INFOSHARE ONLINE
A database of statistics about New York
City.
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3105451.html
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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
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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
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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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POPULATION INDEX
'Population Index is the primary reference
tool to the world's population literature.
It presents an annotated bibliography of
recently published books, journal articles,
working papers, and other materials on
population topics. This website provides a
searchable and browsable database
containing 46,035 abstracts of demographic
literature published in Population Index in
the period 1986-2000.'
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APH1576
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides
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ANNUAL CANCER STATISTICS REVIEW
1985-U.S.DHHS publ.
Serial A.
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ATLAS OF CANCER INCIDENCE IN ENGLAND AND WALES
1969-85.
Ref RC279 G7 D94.
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ATLAS OF CANCER INCIDENCE IN THE FORMER GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
1978-1982
Ref RC279 G3 A85.
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ATLAS OF U.S. CANCER MORTALITY AMONG NONWHITES
1950-1980. DHHS publ.
Ref RC276 A835.
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ATLAS OF U.S. CANCER MORTALITY AMONG WHITES
1950-1980. DHHS publ.
Ref RC276 A84.
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CA: A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS
1950- American Cancer Society. Beginning with 1970, Jan/Feb issue of each year is devoted to cancer statistics.
Serial C.
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CANADIAN CANCER STATISTICS
Canadian Cancer Society. 1987-
Ref RC261 A1 C36.
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CANCER FACTS AND FIGURES
1966- American Cancer Society.
Ref RC261 C1645.
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CANCER FACTS AND FIGURES FOR MINORITY AMERICANS
1986- American Cancer Society.
Ref RC282 C16.
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CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY BY COUNTY
New York State.
Ref RC277 N7 C16.
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CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALTY IN NEW YORK STATE (EXCLUSIVE OF NEW YORK CITY).
Ref RC276 N42.
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CANCER INCIDENCE IN FIVE CONTINENTS
1966- International Agency for Research in Cancer. (IARC). WHO publ. 6 vols.
Ref RC267.7 P37.
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CANCER RISK AND INCIDENCE TRENDS, THE CONNECTICUT PERSPECTIVE
Ref RA465 C36444.
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CANCER STATISTICS REVIEW
1973-1990 U.S.DHHS publ.
Ref RA645 C3 C36.
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FULFILLING THE POTENTIAL OF CANCER PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION
Institute of Medicine (IOM).
The book has embedded cancer statistics.
REF RC 268 .F85.
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INTERNATIONAL INCIDENCE OF CHILDHOOD CANCER
IARC/WHO publ. 1988
Ref RC281 C4 I57.
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SEER PROGRAM: CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES
DHHS publ.
Ref RC276 Se3.
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TIME TRENDS IN CANCER INCIDENCE
1977-1986. New York State Department of Health, Cancer Registry.
Ref RC267.5 T56.
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U.S. CANCER MORTALITY BY COUNTY
1950-1969. DHEW publ.
Ref RC276 Un33.
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U.S. CANCER MORTALITY RATES AND TRENDS
1950-1979. Published by NCI/EPA. 3 vols
Ref RC276 Un31.
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Directories and Associations
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS)
URL: http://www.facs.org/
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NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRIES (NAACCR)
On the American Cancer Society site under Cancer Information category offers Statistics
URL: http://www.naaccr.org/
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Internet Guides and Resources
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AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
Offers statistics on lung
diseases including lung cancer.
URL: http://www.lungusa.org/data/index2.html
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CANCER REGISTRIES ON THE WEB
Based in the Rotterdam Cancer Registry, facilitates communication between cancer registries in different countries of the world. Provides links to cancer registries sites by country worldwide.
URL: http://www.ikr.nl/canregs.htm
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CANCER STATISTICS/CANCER FACTS AND FIGURES
American Cancer Society.
"The ACS tracks cancer
occurrence, including the number
of deaths, cases, and how long
people survive after diagnosis.
ACS also tracks data regarding
behaviors that influence the risk
of developing cancer and the use
of screening tests."
URL: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/STT_0.asp
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DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
Under Cancer Information category
offers Statistics subcategory
with cancer statistics by various
criteria.
URL: http://www.dfci.harvard.edu/
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EPIDEMIOLOGY: PUBLIC HEALTH, BIOSCIENCES, MEDICINE
Offers categorized list of links to epidemiology sites on the Internet.
URL: http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/epidem/epidem.html
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HCUP - HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT
AHRQ - Agency for Heatlhcare Research and Quality.
Produced by AHRQ "HCUP Databases include
the largest collection of longitudinal
hospital care data in the United States.
HCUPnet provides free, immediate access to
national, regional, and State-level
hospital inpatient statistics based on HCUP
data.
HCUP Tools & Software help health services
researchers and decision makers to use HCUP
and other similar databases.
HCUP Reports feature new findings,
publications, research notes based on HCUP
data, and technical reports about HCUP
issues."
URL: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/
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INITIATIVE TO ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH (DHHS)
Offers minority population health
statistics in several health
areas including Cancer Screening
and Management.
URL: http://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/
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INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC)
As a part of the WHO provides information
on cancer incidence, mortality and survival
worldwide. Under Databases offers Cancer
Epidemiology Database which provides access
to information on the occurrence of cancer
worldwide.
URL: http://www.iarc.fr/
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NATIONAL BREAST CANCER CENTRE NHMRC
(Australia). Under Index look for Statistics on breast cancer in Australia.
URL: http://www.nbcc.org.au/
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NATIONAL CANCER DATA BASE (NCDB)
A nationwide oncology outcomes
database for 1,600 hospitals in
50 states. Offers cancer
statistics by disease site,
cancer studies results,
instructions and data forms for
specific cancer studies.
URL: http://www.facs.org/dept/cancer/ncdb/
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (NCHS)
Under Data Warehouse offers
miscellaneous health related
statistics in format of tables,
charts, etc. Comprehensive vital
statistics can be found under
Publications and Information
Products category.
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm
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NATIONAL PROGRAM OF CANCER REGISTRIES (NPCR)
(Centers for Disease Control).
Under National Data and State
Data categories cancer statistics
and links to cancer statistics
sites are found.
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/
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PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION - PAHO
The most comprehensive and reliable source
of demographic and health statistics and
other health and healthcare information for
Americas. Includes Country Health Profiles.
URL: http://www.paho.org/
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SEER. SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND END RESULTS PROGRAM
National Cancer Institute). Collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data from population-based cancer registries covering approximately 14 percent of the U.S. population. Statistical information is offered under Publications: Cancer Prevalence Statistics, Seer Cancer Statistics Reviews for different time periods, etc.
URL: http://www-seer.ims.nci.nih.gov/
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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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