Repositories for Theses, Dissertations, and More
Use these resources to search for theses and dissertations.
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Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center (OhioLINK ETD)A free repository of full-text masters' theses and doctoral dissertations from graduate students in participating Ohio colleges and universities. Also known as the OhioLINK ETD.
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Dissertations & Theses: A&IDTA&I, also known as Dissertation Abstracts, provides citations to doctoral dissertations and masters theses from North American institutions published since 1861 and European universities since 1988.
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Open Access Theses and DissertationsA resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published worldwide contributed by over 1000 colleges, universities, and research institutions. Also known as the OATD.
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Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)International list of links to electronic theses and dissertations databases.
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OpenDOAR - Directory of Open Access RepositoriesA directory of open access repository, you can search for repositories or repository contents. Good for identifying data repositories for your own data or finding raw datasets.
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OAIsterOAIster searches freely available Open Access electronic documents and resources. Content includes theses, technical reports, research papers, and more
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re3data - Registry of Research Data RepositoriesA global registry of research data repositories and contents. This registry can be used to search for a data repository or datasets. Good for identifying data repositories for your own data or finding raw datasets.
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Data v. Statistics: What's the Difference?
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Data Module #1: What is Research Data? - Data and StatisticsDescribes the difference between data and statistics. From Macalester College, St. Paul Minnesota.
Raw Data Sets
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Data Citation IndexAccess quality research data from repositories around the world. Includes an index of datasets in the social sciences, life sciences, and physical sciences.
Commercial Datasets
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Dataset Search - GoogleUsing a simple keyword search, users can discover datasets hosted in thousands of repositories across the Web.
Statistics Resources
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National Center for Health StatisticsThis federal government site collects vital statistics gathered nationally or by individual states and makes them available for consumers, clinicians, and researchers.
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CDC Data & StatisticsComprehensive list of links to data and statistics by topic, as well as tools and resources.
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - from the CDCThe data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. The reporting week concludes at close of business on Friday; compiled data on a national basis are officially released to the public on the succeeding Friday.
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HealthData.govData on a wide range of topics, including environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse, and more. The data is collected and supplied from agencies from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as well as state partners.
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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services DataNavigatorData and information specific to Medicare, Medicaid, or specific health care topics or settings of care.
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DATA 2020The interactive data tool for data and information related the Healthy People 2020 objectives.
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International Data Base - US Census BureauFrom the U.S. Census Bureau. Offers a variety of demographic indicators like mid-year population; fertility, mortality, and migration rates for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more.
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EuroStatEuropean Union's database of statistics that enables comparisons between European countries and regions.
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Canadian Institute for Health InformationA broad range of health databases, measurements and standards on Canadian health.
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Global Health ObservatoryGlobal Health Observatory (GHO) is the World Health Organization's gateway to health-related statistics from around the world.
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AHRQ Resources
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AHRQ - Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS)CAHPS surveys ask consumers and patients to report on and evaluate their experiences with health care.
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AHRQ HCUPnetHCUPnet is a free, on-line query system that gives access to publicly available health care databases. Generate tables and graphs on national and regional statistics and trends for community hospitals in the U.S.
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality")"The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage."
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WSU Subject Guides
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Statistical Data GuideHelp finding and using various sources of statistical data, including demographic and economic, health and vital, crime, educational, international, political, and more.
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Health Statistics GuideInformation resources for finding health-related statistical data.
Handbook
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Searching the grey literature: A handbook for finding annual reports, working papers, white papers, government documents, and more [Dunbar Library print copy] by Call Number: Z1033.G73 B66 2018ISBN: 9781538100639Publication Date: 2018
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