Books in the Vital and Health Statistics Monographs, American Public Heal series

The data on cancer mortality in this volume are limited primarily to age-adjusted death rates for cancers of specific sites and groups of sites, classified according to the various demographic association of cancer is that with age.

This volume, fourth in the series of Vital and Health Statistics Monographs sponsored by the American Public Health Association, is the first nongovernmental study to deal jointly with infant, maternal, and childhood mortality. In their investigation of the circumstances leading to the current situation, the authors used special tabulations of national vital statistics prepared by the National Center for Health.

No detailed description available for "Accidents and Homicide".

No detailed description available for "Mortality and Morbidity in the United States".

No detailed description available for "Tuberculosis".

The working title of this monographic volume was 'Dental Health.' It is the obverse, of course, a compendium related to dental disease. Even though malocclusions and clefts are not diseases, they are important conditions that lend themselves to epidemiologic techniques similar to those used to study dental caries and periodontal disease. This text attempts to marshal, present, and document the essentials about the main problems in dentistry.

This volume presents an analysis of statistical data on two important public health problems. The chapters on mental disorders describe variations in the patterns of use of such facilities and furnish statistical information important for evaluating the effectiveness and improving the delivery of mental health services. The section on suicide provides mortality rates from this cause derived from data on all deaths occurring in the U.S., and discusses demographic variables as well as various sociological and psychological theories about suicide.

No detailed description available for "Marriage and Divorce".