MEDLINE
Option 1: Search for your topic (eg. Diabetes), then also include these suggested subject headings:
| Health Status Indicators | Prevalence |
| Health Surveys | Statistics as Topic |
| Incidence | Survival Analysis |
| Morbidity | Survival Rate |
| Mortality | Vital Statistics |
If you are unsure of the kind of articles indexed with these subject headings, search for the subject term and look at their Scope Note(s).
Option 2: Subject headings will also be assigned subheadings. Subheadings allow you to find articles about a certain aspect of a subject heading. Search for your topic (e.g. Diabetes), then select the following subheadings if available:
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Option 1: Search for your topic (eg. Diabetes), then also include these suggested subject headings:
| Biostatistics | Mortality |
| Cancer statistics | Prevalence |
| Epidemiological data | Statistics |
| Health statistics | Statistics as topic |
| Incidence | Survival |
| Morbidity | Vital statistics |
If you are unsure of the kind of articles indexed with these subject headings, search for the subject term and look at their Scope Note(s).
Option 2: Subject headings will also be assigned subheadings. Subheadings allow you to find articles about a certain aspect of a subject heading. Search for your topic (e.g. Diabetes), then select the subheading epidemiology, if available.
HSS, Software Asset Management Unit (SAMU) coordinates a whole Health license purchase for SPSS and for SAS.
SAMU Intranet link on HealthPoint
Costs are charged back to the department for both SPSS and SAS. The cost depends on the number of modules purchased. There is an up-front license purchase cost and lower annual license renewals.
If you wish to be added to the group of SPSS licensed users, please complete an HFN-070 form and attach it when you log an IT Request.
There are also email distribution lists in the email Global Address Book that show who uses the licenses - see HSS, SPSS Application User Group, and Infohealth, SAS User Group.
The SAMU FAQ's page on the HealthPoint intranet has some answers to frequent questions.
i) Can I use Academic/Education SPSS licenses on work on computers and laptops in the WA health system?
and
j) How much does a SPSS license cost