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  • World Development Indicators

    Alternate Title(s)
    World Bank World Development Indicators, WDI
    Description

    The World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. You can create your own queries; generate tables, charts, and maps; and easily save, embed, and share them....

    Subject
    Economic Indicators
    Social Indicators
    Access Rights
    Unrestricted access
    Local Experts
    Haksoon Ahn
  • UMB Dataset

    Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccination strategies with a delayed second dose

    Authors
    Seyed M. Moghadas
    Thomas N. Vilches
    Kevin Zhang
    Shokoofeh Nourbakhsh
    3 more author(s)...
    Description

    Due to constraints in vaccine supply, this agent-based model of COVID-19 transmission was developed to compare the impact of two vaccination strategies: 1) vaccinate more individuals with the first dose of available vaccines and delay the second dose or 2) to continue with the recommended 2-dose series as tested in clinical trials. Model population was stratified into 6 age groups of 0 to 4, 5 to 19,...

    Subject
    COVID-19 Vaccines/administration & dosage
    COVID-19/prevention & control
    SARS-CoV-2/immunology
    Access Rights
    Unrestricted access
    Local Experts
    Meagan C. Fitzpatrick
  • UMB Dataset

    Availability of Study Protocols for Randomized Trials Published in High-Impact Medical Journals: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

    Authors
    Peter Doshi
    O'Mareen Spence
    Kyungwan Hong
    Richie Onwuchekwa Uba
    Description

    To improve reporting transparency and research integrity, some journals have begun publishing study protocols and statistical analysis plans alongside trial publications. To determine the overall availability and characteristics of protocols and statistical analysis plans this study reviewed all randomized clinical trials (RCT) published in 2016 in the following 5 general medicine journals: Annals...

    Subject
    Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
    Access Rights
    Unrestricted access
  • Global Health Data Exchange

    Description

    The Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) is a catalog that provides relevant data on population health. The catalog contains surveys, censuses, vital statistics, and other health-related data. The GHDx was created by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations (IHME), an independent global health research center at the University of Washington. The GHDx is a place where information about data is...

    Subject
    Global Health
    Public Health
    Access Rights
    Unrestricted access
    Local Experts
    Peter Memiah
  • UMB Dataset

    Intertwined Epidemics: National Demographic Trends in Hospitalizations for Heroin- and Opioid-Related Overdoses, 1993-2009

    Authors
    George J. Unick
    Daniel Rosenblum
    Sarah G. Mars
    Daniel Ciccarone
    Description

    This study investigated demographic trends over time in the use of prescription opioids versus heroin among addicted individuals. ICD9 codes associated with hospitalizations for overdoses from either prescription opioids (POD) or heroin (HOD) were harvested from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) for the years 1993 through 2009, inclusive. Population data were taken from U.S. Census statistics....

    Subject
    Substance-Related Disorders
  • UMB Dataset

    US Regional and Demographic Differences in Prescription Opioid and Heroin-Related Overdose Hospitalizations

    Authors
    George J. Unick
    Daniel Ciccarone
    Description

    Dataset is comprised of heroin overdose-related and prescription opioid overdose-related hospitalization rates for the years 2000 through 2014. Data is derived from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). Included are rates by census region and division with separate rates for age and race.

    Subject
    Substance-Related Disorders
  • UMB Dataset

    Heroin in Transition Study (HIT)

    Authors
    Daniel Ciccarone
    George J. Unick
    Jenny K. Cohen
    Sarah G. Mars
    1 more author(s)...
    Description

    Dataset comprises hospitalization rates for opioid injection-related skin and soft-tissue infections (O-SSTI) correlated with changes in the price and purity of heroin for the years 1993 through 2010, inclusive. Data is derived from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) System to Retrieve Information from...

    Subject
    Substance-Related Disorders