Health Statistics: An Annotated Bibliographic Guide to Information Resources: An Annoted Bibliographic Guide to Information Resources - Hardcover

Weise, Frieda O.; Hinegardner, Patricia G.; Kuchan, Barbara L.; Lansing, Phyllis S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810830566 ISBN 13: 9780810830561

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1996

Synopsis

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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Review:

...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

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

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

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0810830566
• ISBN 13: 9780810830561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 184