Selected Datasets
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality / HCUPnetAn interactive tool for identifying, tracking, analyzing, and comparing statistics on hospital and emergency care.
- CDC: Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends (SMART)Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) aggregated by metropolitan/micropolitan statistical areas.
- Health Services Research PubMed QueryThis page facilitates specialized PubMed searches on healthcare quality and costs.
After running a search, you may further refine your results using PubMed's Filters feature. - National Cancer Institute: SEER"The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute provides information on cancer statistics in an effort to reduce the cancer burden among the U.S. population."
- USAID: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program has collected, analyzed, and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 300 surveys in over 90 countries.
- WHO Global Health Observatory dataMain health statistics repository of the WHO.
Software available through Himmelfarb
Himmelfarb Library's Bloedorn Technology Center is located on the third floor of the library for on-site access to specialized software and resources. Additionally, some research software is available to GW-affiliated users remotely or for installation on personal computers.
Himmelfarb maintains a list of software available to our users and how to access it on our Bloedorn Technology Center: Software page. We additionally provide tutorials and links to resources to help learn how to use some of these resources through our Tutorials page.
Statistical Analysis
- Which Stats TestStep-by-step tool to help you determine which statistical test would be most appropriate for your research question, with links on how to carry it out.
Library Liaison
Deborah Wassertzug
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Contact:
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