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Keywords
- cancer
- childhood
- children
- health
- hospital
- information
- local authorities
- mortality
- statistics
About this book
Health Statistics Quarterly contains commentary on the latest health findings; topical articles illustrated with colour charts and diagrams, and regularly updated statistical graphs and tables. It also highlights trends in health, and details the latest quarterly information on deaths, childhood mortality, cancer survival, abortions, congenital anomalies and morbidity.
This issue includes coverage of:
An analysis of legally uncertified deaths in England and Wales, 1979-2002 - examines the circumstances under which deaths become legally uncertified and presents information on their characteristics and recent trends, by Julie Gastrell, Clare Griffiths and Tim Devis
Inequalities in infant mortality: trends by social class, registration status, mother's age and birthweight, England and Wales, 1976-2000 - examines trends in inequalities in infant mortality in England and Wales between 1976 and 2000. It describes variations in neonatal, postneonatal and infant mortality by father's social class, mother's age, registration status, birthweight and multiplicity, by Joanne Maher and Alison Macfarlane
Trends in waiting time to date and total time waited: are the sources compatible? - investigates whether results from the Department of Health Waiting list and Hospital Episodes Statistics are consistent, by Sheila Dixon, Department of Health
Mortality in Children aged under 8 - examines deaths of children aged under 8 in England and Wales by risk factors collected at birth registration. These include birthweight, multiple birth status, father's social class, mother's age, mother's country of birth and parent's marital status, by Tania Corbin, Office for National Statistics
Reports on:
Conceptions in England and Wales, 2002
Infant and perinatal mortality by social and biological factors, 2003
Life expectancy at birth by local authorities in the United Kingdom, 1991-1993 and 2001-2003
This issue includes coverage of:
An analysis of legally uncertified deaths in England and Wales, 1979-2002 - examines the circumstances under which deaths become legally uncertified and presents information on their characteristics and recent trends, by Julie Gastrell, Clare Griffiths and Tim Devis
Inequalities in infant mortality: trends by social class, registration status, mother's age and birthweight, England and Wales, 1976-2000 - examines trends in inequalities in infant mortality in England and Wales between 1976 and 2000. It describes variations in neonatal, postneonatal and infant mortality by father's social class, mother's age, registration status, birthweight and multiplicity, by Joanne Maher and Alison Macfarlane
Trends in waiting time to date and total time waited: are the sources compatible? - investigates whether results from the Department of Health Waiting list and Hospital Episodes Statistics are consistent, by Sheila Dixon, Department of Health
Mortality in Children aged under 8 - examines deaths of children aged under 8 in England and Wales by risk factors collected at birth registration. These include birthweight, multiple birth status, father's social class, mother's age, mother's country of birth and parent's marital status, by Tania Corbin, Office for National Statistics
Reports on:
Conceptions in England and Wales, 2002
Infant and perinatal mortality by social and biological factors, 2003
Life expectancy at birth by local authorities in the United Kingdom, 1991-1993 and 2001-2003
About the author
The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the largest producer of official statistics to government. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation, the performance of government, and their own position.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Health Statistics Quarterly, No 24 Winter 2004
Authors: NA NA
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-11-621722-6Due: 11 November 2004
Edition Number: 1