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Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course

Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course. NLM Technical Bulletin. 2000 Nov–Dec;(317):e1.

December 21, 2000 [posted]

The National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of the National Library of Medicine has added this distance learning program to its Web site at https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/outreach.html.

The course was developed by Dan Melnick, Ph.D., through a contract from NICHSR and was originally presented by Dr. Melnick at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association. It is based on Dr. Melnick's latest book, Portrait of Health in the United States (January 2001, Bernan Press).

Health statistics can be elusive and difficult to interpret. This course provides librarians, health services researchers, and public health professionals with some basic concepts for understanding health statistics, as well as pointing to some invaluable Internet portals.

We are looking for constructive feedback! Please send your comments on this program and/or suggestions for future related courses to nichsr@nlm.nih.gov.