Primary Clinical Medicine Government Information

CDC Wonder - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Database of reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data by mortality, natality, disease and demographic groups. Access is free and registration is optional....   [more]
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National Guideline Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. ...   [more]
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Important Clinical Medicine Government Information

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of healthcare, reduce its cost, improve patient safety, decrease medical errors and broaden access to e...   [more]
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AHRQ WebM&M: Morbidity & Mortality Rounds of the Web
Web-based patient safety resource and peer reviewed jounal discussing cases of medical errors and patent safety problems. Site includes a users' forum and links to other resources and interesting fa...   [more]
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The BRFSS, the world's largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States....   [more]
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Contains information on injuries, birth defects, infectious diseases, morbidity and mortality. Links to traveler's health advisory, publications and various health topics. ...   [more]
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Supplemental URLs
    Research, Statistics, Data and Systems
    Medicare Learning Network (MLN)

childstats.gov
Easy access to statistics and reports collected from 20 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families. The statistics and reports cover: population ...   [more]
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FASTATS - National Center for Health Statistics
Quick access to health-related topics arranged in an A-Z listing....   [more]
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FedStats
Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies ...   [more]
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Grants.gov
Central listing of available awards from all 26 federal agencies that support research and other programs. This site allows users to find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Feder...   [more]
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HHS Data Council Gateway to Data and Statistics
A "web-based tool that brings together key health and human services data and statistics. It is designed to complement other government resources such as FirstGov and FedStats. The Gateway covers fede...   [more]
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HSTAT (Health Services/Technology Assessment Text)
Database of full-text clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and health information....   [more]
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International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision - ICD-10
Version for 2003. It is a tabular list of inclusions and four-character subcategories...   [more]
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Supplemental URLs
    Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Principal federal health statistics gatherer with links to other databases and health-related data points....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Data Warehouse
    Surveys and Data Collection Systems

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
An introduction to some of the many health information resources provided by the National Institutes of Health....   [more]
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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)
Sponsored by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Quality Measures Clearinghouse is a database and Web site for information on specific evidence-based health care quali...   [more]
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NIH Consensus Development Program
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Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
Collaboration of US government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. Mission is to provide timely, convenient access to public health information on the Internet....   [more]
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Patient Safety Authority
The Patient Safety Authority is an independent state agency established under Act 13 of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error ("MCARE") Act. It is charged with taking steps to re...   [more]
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Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Supplemental URLs
    Bureau of Health Statistics and Research

Philadelphia Department of Public Health
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PSNet Patient Safety Network
As a one-stop portal of resources for improving patient safety and preventing medical errors, PSNet is the first comprehensive effort to help health care providers, administrators, and consumers learn...   [more]
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Statistical Abstract of the United States - U.S. Census Bureau
Also Known as: Historical Statistics of the United States ;
The National Data Book. Annual statistics, 1878-present (with seperate volumes covering Colonial Times to 1970), covering population, vital statistics, health and nutrition, education, law enforcement...   [more]
Holdings: 1878-present (backfile in progress)
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world. ...   [more]
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U.S. Pharmacopeia National Formulary
Also Known as: USP-NF Online
- from USP Publications
In order to access this resource you must use use Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.x or 6.0) . In addition, full text, online access requires username and password. To access the password for th...   [more]
Holdings: 2004-
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UNdata
The central statistical information service for the United Nations and its affiliates and international partners. Replaces UNSTATS....   [more]
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UNSTATS
Also Known as: United Nations Common Database, UNCDB
Time series statistical information for countries collected from UN and related international governmental organizations. Topics covered include population composition and change; human settlements, h...   [more]
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WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Also Known as: WHOSIS
Guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Old WHOSIS URL