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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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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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DOCUMENTATION OF THE THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES AND BIOLOGICAL EXPOSURE INDICES.
American Conference of Industrial Hygeinists. Documentation of LTV's and BEI's. 3 vols.
Ref RA1129 D65.
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HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT IN AMERICA'S TOP RATED CITIES : A STATISTICAL PROFILE
(1994-1995)
Ref RA566.3.H42.
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STATISTICAL RECORD OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Gale Research Inc. 1994
Ref TD180 D37.
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AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
1429 Duke St., Alexandria, VA
22314-3402, USA; Voice: 703-
684-1221; Toll-free: 888-231-3473
URL: http://www.amstat.org/
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AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION (ASA). SECTION ON STATISTICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT (ENVR)
URL: http://www.amstat-online.org/sections/envr/
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INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMETRIC SOCIETY
URL: http://www.environmetrics.org/
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL SCIENCES (NISS)
19 T. W. Alexander Drive P.O. Box 14006 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-4006 Tel: 919.685.9300 FAX: 919.685.9310 admin@niss.org
URL: http://www.niss.org/
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Internet Guides and Resources
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CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
(DHHS). CDC's concern is
prevention and control of
communicable diseases,
environmental health, etc. Offers
online information in categories:
Travelers' Health, Health Topics
A-Z,
Publicatioins, Software &
Products, Data and Statistics,
etc. Offers links to the WEB
sites of CDC's 11 centers,
institute and offices.
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/
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COMPREHENSIVE EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA RESOURCE (CEDR).
(U.S. Deparment of Energy - DOE). Provides public access to health and exposure data concerning DOE installations: data from epidemiologic studies, studies of populations residing near DOE installations, and other studies of radiation health effects, such as classic studies of atomic bomb survivors and the radium dial painters. Includes health and mortality data sets, classic radiation data sets, community epidemiologic studies, etc.
URL: http://cedr.lbl.gov/
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COUNTRY HEALTH PROFILES
(Pan American Health
Organization - PAHO). Offers
population, health and
epidemiology statistics as Health
in the Americas publication as
well as Individual country
profiles. Covers all countries of
the Americas. PAHO's country
profile database functions as the
official regional information
source on mortality in the
Americas.
URL: http://www.paho.org/english/country.htm
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FEDSTATS (FEDERAL STATISTICS)
Offers statistics produced for
public use by more than 70 U.S.
Federal Government agencies.
Allows to search for statistics
by agency, by program (subject),
by subject alphabetically (A to
Z), by keyword (search the entire
site), by region (county, state,
country approach), provides links
to other sites, etc. Site Map
provided helps easy choice of
search approach. Under Fast Facts
provides links to and allows to
view the full text of Statistical
Abstract of the United States,
State and Metropolitan Area Data
Book, Socioeconomic Status, etc.
Accidents and injuries statistics
can be found in Programs under
Safety Statistics category.
URL: http://www.fedstats.gov/
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HIGH-RADON PROJECT
Develops statistical methodology for providing improved estimates of local indoor radon concentrations across the United States.
URL: http://eande.lbl.gov/IEP/high-radon/hr.html
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INFONATION
(U.N.) InfoNation is an easy-to-
use, two-step database that
allows you to view and compare
the most up-to-date statistical
data for the Member States of the
United Nations. Data for each
country includes demography,
socioeconomic statistics, etc.
URL: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (NCHS) - ENVIRONMENTAL STATS
Look for appropriate categories, like Environmental Health, Lead Exposure, etc.. Statistical information can be found also under New Releases and Data Sheets as well as under Publications and Information Products (includes Healthy People document).
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/default.htm
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UNITED NATIONS
Under Economic and Social
Development category offers
important subcategories and
links. Under Humanitarian Affairs
the Land Mines category provides
land mines casualty data by
country, and the ReliefWeb link
offers natural disaster incidence
by country, etc.
URL: http://www.un.org/
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UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF - ENVIRONMENTAL STATS
Offers statistics including environmental statistics under Statistics category and under Publications.
URL: http://www.unicef.org/
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UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION
Offers miscellaneous
international indicators and
statistics with links to Internet
statistics sites. Covers
population, demography,
socioeconomic factors, vital
statistics. Presents statistics
on all aspects of World's Women:
demographic, socioeconomic,
labor, education, health, etc.
URL: http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/
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WORLD BANK
Offers World Development
Indicators (data includes
demographics), World Development
Reports, Country Data, Data by
Topics, etc. under Data category.
URL: http://www.worldbank.org/
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) - ENVIRONMENTAL STATS
Among other subjects includes environmental health statistics. Under Reports look for World Health Reports and under Information Sources look for Publications category where statistics and epidemiology materials can be found. In WHO Publications Catalogue look for Statistics, Health Trend Assessment category. Another approach to epidemiological and statistical information is through the Health Topics and Policy category. Under Information Sources category provides WHOSIS - WHO Statistical Information System which offers variety of statistical resources and tools.
URL: http://www.who.int/
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WORLD STATISTICS
(Information Please Almanac).
World Stats. category offers
statistics including abortions
for selected countries of the
world.
URL: http://www.infoplease.com/
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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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