Department of Health

Children in Need 2003: Information for the 2003 census   12 November 2002

Ophthalmic Statistics for England: 1991-92 to 2001-02  Statistical Bulletin - 07 November 2002

Statistics on smoking cessation services in England, April 2001 to March 2002  Statistical Bulletin - 07 November 2002

NHS waiting list figures 30 September 2002   Statistical press notice: 15 November 2002

Patient Care in the Community - Specialist Care Nursing Summary Information for 2001-02 England  Statistical Bulletin - 07 November 2002

Social Services Performance Assessment Framework Indicators 2001 - 2002 15 November 2002

Performance Ratings for Social Services in England, November 2002 (Refreshed Ratings)   15 November 2002

 National Statistics

15 November 2002

Health Statistics Quarterly: Winter 2002   07 November 2002

Life expectancy at birth Local authorities in England and Wales, 1991 to 2001  07 November 2002

  15 November 2002

07 November 2002

Labour Market Statistics: South West - November 2002 13 November 2002

 07 November 2002

 Department for Work and Pensions

Child Benefit Quarterly Statistics August 2002 14 November 2002

 Home Office

Statistical Bulletin 07 November 2002

 Department for Education and Skills

  "Statistical data relating to the educational standards in schools of all types" 15 November 2002

 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Municipal Waste Management Survey 2001/2 13 November 2002

 BMA

Foundation hospitals must not lead to a two-tier health system, warns BMA 13 November 2002

 The Housing Corporation

South West Housing Strategy 2002-05  Annual report.    (957Kb PDF file)  12 November 2002

 BBC News

Child passive smoke damage spotted 19 November 2002

Caffeine 'does not raise blood pressure'   (From Circulation 2002   [Abstract] ) 19 November 2002

Cold-free nursery 'may stop asthma'   (From Journal of Experimental Medicine November 18, 2002; 196 (10) [Abstract] ) 18 November 2002  

 Journal articles

Exploring the effects of population mobility on cervical screening coverage. Millett C, et al. Public Health 2002 Nov;116(6):353-60 [Abstract]

Continuing rising trend in oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Powell J, et al. Int J Cancer 2002 Dec 1;102(4):422-7 [Abstract]

The prevalence of hepatitis C in England and Wales. Balogun MA, et al. J Infect 2002 Nov;45(4):219-26 [Abstract]

Age at f irst viral infection determines the pattern of T Cell–mediated disease during reinfection in adulthood. Fiona J. Culley, et al.   [Abstract] (BBC item above refers).

Coffee acutely increases sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure independently of caffeine content: role of habitual versus nonhabitual drinking . Roberto Corti. Circulation 2002 [Advance online pub]. [Abstract] BBC item above refers.

Trends in indigenous foodborne disease and deaths, England and Wales: 1992 to 2000. Adak GK, et al. Gut 2002 Dec;51(6):832-41 **

Inverse relationship between alcohol consumption and active Helicobacter pylori infection: the Bristol. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 Nov;97(11):2750-5 Helicobacter project. Murray LJ, et al. [Abstract]

Lower prevalence of pre-morbid neurological illness in African-Caribbean than White psychotic patients in England. McKenzie K, et al. Psychol Med 2002 Oct;32(7):1285-91 [Abstract]

The social and psychological impact of the chemical contamination incident in Weston Village, UK: a qualitative analysis. Barnes G, et al. Soc Sci Med 2002 Dec;55(12):2227-41 [Abstract]

Hodgkin's disease in the elderly: a population-based study. Stark GL, et al. Br J Haematol 2002 Nov;119(2):432-40 [Abstract]

Comparative epidemiology of atopic and non-atopic wheeze and diagnosed asthma in a national sample of English adults. Court CS, et al. Thorax 2002 Nov;57(11):951-7 [Abstract]

The Beacon Project--a community-based health improvement project. Stuteley H. (West of Cornwall Primary Care Trust) Br J Gen Pract 2002 Oct;52 Suppl:S44-6 [Abstract]

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