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Title: Data available from birth and death registries and cancer registries in the United States

Abstract

In the United States, cancer registries have been compiling data for decades, and state vital statistics offices have been compiling birth and death data for nearly a century. Although this information has been well used for disease surveillance and various studies, it could be better exploited by making it more readily available, reducing the duplication of effort that occurs when researchers at the private, city, county, state, and federal levels work separately on their data collection and disease investigations. This report summarizes the nationwide availability of birth and death records and cancer registry data, with particular emphasis on subcounty geographic detail, such as zip code and census tract. Birth and death data are available at the county level for the entire United States from the National Center for Health Statistics. However, county level data are inadequate for small area studies of potential environmental hazards. Hazards of current interest to the Department of Energy (DOE) include DOE facilities, nuclear power plants, and sources of electromagnetic radiation such as broadcasting towers and power lines.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]; ;  [1]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10129024
Report Number(s):
LBL-30971
ON: DE94007493
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; PARTURITION; DATA COMPILATION; DEATH; DATA BASE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; USA; AVAILABILITY; 552000; 990301; PUBLIC HEALTH; DATA HANDLING

Citation Formats

Wallin, B L, Chicago Medical School, IL, Houser, A R, Merrill, D W, Selvin, S, and California Univ., Berkeley, CA. Data available from birth and death registries and cancer registries in the United States. United States: N. p., 1994. Web. doi:10.2172/10129024.
Wallin, B L, Chicago Medical School, IL, Houser, A R, Merrill, D W, Selvin, S, & California Univ., Berkeley, CA. Data available from birth and death registries and cancer registries in the United States. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10129024
Wallin, B L, Chicago Medical School, IL, Houser, A R, Merrill, D W, Selvin, S, and California Univ., Berkeley, CA. 1994. "Data available from birth and death registries and cancer registries in the United States". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10129024. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10129024.
@article{osti_10129024,
title = {Data available from birth and death registries and cancer registries in the United States},
author = {Wallin, B L and Chicago Medical School, IL and Houser, A R and Merrill, D W and Selvin, S and California Univ., Berkeley, CA},
abstractNote = {In the United States, cancer registries have been compiling data for decades, and state vital statistics offices have been compiling birth and death data for nearly a century. Although this information has been well used for disease surveillance and various studies, it could be better exploited by making it more readily available, reducing the duplication of effort that occurs when researchers at the private, city, county, state, and federal levels work separately on their data collection and disease investigations. This report summarizes the nationwide availability of birth and death records and cancer registry data, with particular emphasis on subcounty geographic detail, such as zip code and census tract. Birth and death data are available at the county level for the entire United States from the National Center for Health Statistics. However, county level data are inadequate for small area studies of potential environmental hazards. Hazards of current interest to the Department of Energy (DOE) include DOE facilities, nuclear power plants, and sources of electromagnetic radiation such as broadcasting towers and power lines.},
doi = {10.2172/10129024},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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