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Index of Quarterly Digest Summary Articles to date:

Volume 12 - Number 2 - December 2002

  1. Leukemia Mortality in British Columbia, 1986-2000 - by R. Pelletier, & Z. Kashaninia

Volume 11 - Number 3 & 4 - May 2002

  1. Accidental Falls Mortality in British Columbia, 1990-2000 - by Z. Kashaninia.

Volume 11 - Number 2 - October 2001

  1. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) Deaths in British Columbia to Year 2000 - by Z. Kashaninia, M. Marquette and S. Fricke.

Volume 11 - Number 1 - September 2001

  1. The Use of Vital Statistics Data by a Social Policy Ministry - Revisited - by L.T. Foster, M. Shinto and W. Wei.

Volume 10 - Number 4 - July 2001

  1. The Impact of ICD-10 (in year 2000) on identifying, classifying, coding and UCOD selecting neoplasm(s) on death records - by J. Macdonald and R. Armour.

Volume 10 - Numbers 2& 3 - December 2000

  1. The Health Status Registry - adapted from original report by M. Silver.

Volume 10 - Number 1 - October 2000

  1. Tuberculosis and Mycobacterium: Impact on Mortality in British Columbia, 1990 to 1999 - by Z. Kashaninia.

Volume 9 - Number 4 - June 2000

  1. Beautiful and Deadly British Columbia: Natural Environmental Deaths, 1985 to 1998 - by T. Stubbings and J. Macdonald.

Volume 9 - Number 3 - March 2000

  1. Fire Deaths in British Columbia, 1986 to 1998 - by Z. Kashaninia.

Volume 9 - Numbers 1 & 2 - October 1999

  1. Drowning and Other Water-Related Accidental Fatalities, British Columbia, 1990 to 1998 - by Z. Kashaninia, J. Macdonald and R. Armour.

Volume 8 - Number 4 - August 1999

  1. Hepatitis Deaths in British Columbia, 1990-1998 - by Z. Kashaninia.

Volume 8 - Number 3 - March 1999

  1. The Impact of Infectious Diseases on Mortality in BC, 1990-1997 - by Z. Kahsaninia.

Volume 8 - Numbers 1 & 2 - December 1998

  1. Animal Caused Fatalities, British Columbia, 1969 to 1997 - by R. Armour and J. Macdonald.

Volume 7 - Number 4 - May 1998

  1. The Declining Trend of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Comparison with other major causes of infant mortality and deaths due to unknown causes, BC, 1985 to 1996 - by R. Fisk, J Macdonald, W. Vander Kuyl with editorial comments by S. Peck.

Volume 7 - Number 3 - January 1998

  1. Women and Cancer (Part II): Ovarian, uterine and cervical cancer among women in B.C., 1980 to 1996 - by Z. Kashaninia.

Volume 7 - Number 2 - October 1997

  1. Women and Cancer: Lung and breast cancer among women in BC, 1974-1996 - by Z. Kashaninia.

Volume 7 - Number 1 - July 1997

  1. Pregnancy Outcomes in British Columbia - by Cathy Hull.

Volume 6 - Number 4 - April 1997

  1. A Review of Delivery Mode in British Columbia, 1987 - 1995 - by Y.C. MacNab.

Volume 6 - Number 3 - January 1997

  1. Accident Fatality in British Columbia, 1987 - 1995 [Introductory chapter of in progress longer report] - by E. Demaere.

Volume 6 - Number 2 - October 1996

  1. Marriage and Family in British Columbia: 1931 - 1994 - by Z. Kashaninia.

Volume 6 - Number 1 - July 1996

  1. Increased Maternal Age and the Outcome of Pregnancy: An eight year population based study, British Columbia, 1987 - 1994 by Y.C. MacNab, J. Macdonald, T.A. Tuk.

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Volume 5 - Number 4 - March 1996

  1. Diabetes in Birth and Death: British Columbia, 1987 to 1994 - by K. Stenning.

Volume 5 - Number 3 - November 1995

  1. Respiratory Disease Mortality in British Columbia, 1985 to 1994 by Y.C. MacNab, J. Macdonald, T.A. Tuk.

Volume 5 - Number 2 - August 1995

  1. Suicide, Homicide, and Gun Deaths, British Columbia, 1985 to 1993 - by T.A. Tuk & J. Macdonald.

Volume 5 - Number 1 - May 1995

  1. AIDS/HIV Related Mortality in British Columbia: 1985 to 1994 - by N. Fast.

Volume 4 - Number 4 - February 1995

  1. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in British Columbia: 1981 to 1993 - by H. Amershi.

Volume 4 - Number 3 - November 1994

  1. Drug-Related Deaths in British Columbia: 1981 to 1993 - by T.A. Tuk and J.M. Macdonald.

Volume 4 - Number 2 - August 1994

  1. Status Indians in British Columbia: A statistical Overview [1987-1992] - prepared by Medical Services Branch of Health Canada and BC Division of Vital Statistics.

Volume 4 - Number 1 - June 1994

  1. Vital Statistics in British Columbia: An Historical Overview of 100 Years, 1891 to 1990 - by J.M. Macdonald.
  2. Technical Notes: Measurement of Mortality Part III: Standardized Mortality Ratio - by Ying Cai MacNab & T.A. Tuk.

Volume 3 - Number 4 - May 1994

  1. Ethnicity and Health Status, Part Two: The Chinese Immigrant Community - by W.J. Kierans.
  2. Potential Years of life Lost: British Columbia, 1985-1992 - by R.M. Strohmaier.
  3. Technical Notes - Measurement of Mortality Part II: Age Standardized Mortality Rate - by Ying Cai MacNab & T.A. Tuk.

Volume 3 - Number 3 - November 1993

  1. Injury Facts and Prevention Strategies for Children and Youth in British Columbia - by Office for Injury Prevention.
  2. Ethnicity and Health Status, Part One: The IndoCanadian Community - by W.J. Kierans.
  3. Technical Notes - Measurement of Mortality Part I: Crude Rate - by Ying C. MacNab & T.A. Tuk.

Volume 3 - Number 2 - August 1993

  1. Cancer Mortality in British Columbia Part II: Cancer Mortality Multiple Conditions - by J.M. Macdonald, T.A. Tuk & C. Cranfield.
  2. Technical Notes - An Alternative Approach to Mapping Mortality: A Bayesian Procedure - by Ying C. MacNab.

Volume 3 - Number 1 - May 1993

  1. Cancer Mortality in British Columbia Part I: Cancer as an Underlying Cause of Death - by C. Cranfield, T.A. Tuk & J.M. Macdonald.
  2. Estimates for Health Effects Attributable to Second-Hand Smoke in British Columbia - by M.E. Thomson.

Volume 2 - Number 4 - February 1993

  1. Recent Advances in Community Health Related Information: A Vital Statistics Perspective - by T.A. Tuk, M.A. Collison, L.T. Foster.
  2. Cesarean Section Rates: A British Columbia Overview Prepared by Division of Vital Statistics.

Volume 2 - Numbers 2 & 3 - November 1992

  1. A Deadly Affair: Cigarette Smoking - Attributable Deaths, British Columbia, 1985 and 1989 - by R.M. Strohmaier & W. Hu.
  2. Health Status Registry: A Health Planning Tool Revisited and Revitalized by W.J. Kierans & A.K. McBride.

Volume 2 - Number 1 - July 1992

  1. Charting Birth Weight of British Columbia Newborns: How do we compare? - by W.J. Kierans.
  2. Cardiovascular Disease Death in British Columbia: Still number one - by J.M. Macdonald, T.A. Tuk & J.H. Mohamed.

Volume 1 - Number 4 - April 1992

  1. Mortality Mapping in British Columbia - by M.C.R. Edgell & L.T. Foster.
  2. Suicide Deaths in British Columbia, - by T.A. Tuk & J.M. Macdonald.
  3. Selected Health Status Indicators in British Columbia, 1985-1990 by K.F. Burr, L.T. Foster, & J.H. Mohamed.

Volume 1 - Number 3 - January 1992

  1. Fatal Poisonings in British Columbia - 1989 - by J.M. Macdonald.
  2. Fatal Head Injuries in British Columbia - 1990 - by J.M. Macdonald.

Volume 1 - Number 1 & 2 - October 1991

  1. Alcohol Related Deaths.
  2. Status Indians in British Columbia, 1989 - A Vital Statistics Overview.