Books
Statistical Literacy for Clinical Practitioners by Call Number: Reference WA 950 H749 2014ISBN: 9783319125497Publication Date: 2015This textbook on statistics is written for students in medicine, epidemiology, and public health. It builds on the important role evidence-based medicine now plays in the clinical practice of physicians, physician assistants and allied health practitioners. By bringing research design and statistics to the fore, this book can integrate these skills into the curricula of professional programs. Students, particularly practitioners-in-training, will learn statistical skills that are required of today's clinicians. Practice problems at the end of each chapter and downloadable data sets provided by the authors ensure readers get practical experience that they can then apply to their own work.
Health & Medicine
This guide highlights health data available at the state, federal and international level in several areas of health care and health administration. Primary sources are the Federal Government and international agencies.
- National Center for Health StatisticsA rich source of information about America's health...
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Data & StatisticsOnline source for credible health information
- Onondaga County: County Health Assessment IndicatorsVarious assessment indicators are available online from 2001 to present at this site. For indicators prior to this time, the infomation is available in the Reference section of the Library in printed form.
- RWJF DataHub - Robert Wood Johnson FoundationView historical statistics back to 2000 for six broad categories Covering the Uninsured Health Care Costs Health Care Quality, Value and Equality Healthier Lifestyles Public Health Social Determinants of Health
- Quick Health Data Online - Welcometate- and county-level data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories and possessions. Data are available by gender, race and ethnicity and come from a variety of national and state sources. The system is organized into eleven main categories, including demographics, mortality, natality, reproductive health, violence, prevention, disease and mental health. Within each main category, there are numerous subcategories.
- Health StatisticsA Subject Guide from the National Library of Medicine
- NCHS Rapid Surveys Rapid Surveys are fielded by two commercial survey panels—AmeriSpeak (conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago) and KnowledgePanel (conducted by Ipsos). This enables fast data collection with at least 4,000 adult participants each round of data collection