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Vital Statistics

Known as: Statistics, Vital, statistics vitals 
Government records of live births, fetal deaths, marriages, divorces, and deaths that occur within that jurisdiction.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2019
Highly Cited
2019
Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019
The number of cancer survivors continues to increase in the United States because of the growth and aging of the population as… 
Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, part I: National cancer statistics
The American Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
National Vital Statistics Reports NCHS.pdf
Review
2007
Review
2007
A study of sexuality and health among older adults in the United States.
BACKGROUND Despite the aging of the population, little is known about the sexual behaviors and sexual function of older people… 
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Civil registration systems and vital statistics: successes and missed opportunities
Vital statistics generated through civil registration systems are the major source of continuous monitoring of births and deaths… 
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
National Vital Statistics Reports
Objectives—This report presents final 2013 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Neighborhood inequality, collective efficacy, and the spatial dynamics of urban violence
Highlighting resource inequality, social processes, and spatial interdependence, this study combines structural characteristics… 
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Review
1993
Review
1993
Actual causes of death in the United States.
Objective. —To identify and quantify the major external (nongenetic) factors that contribute to death in the United States. Data… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Mortality from tobacco in developed countries: indirect estimation from national vital statistics
Prolonged cigarette smoking causes even more deaths from other diseases than from lung cancer. In developed countries, the… 
Highly Cited
1940
Highly Cited
1940
Vital Statistics of the United States
THE summary of vital statistics of the United States for 1938, recently published (Public Health Rep., 55, 933; 1940), gives the… 
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