AEGiS-BKREV: AIDS: 1,000 Full-Text Statistical Abstracts from the "A Matter of Fact Database," 1984-1992. 1993.

AIDS: 1,000 Full-Text Statistical Abstracts from the "A Matter of Fact Database," 1984-1992. 1993.

Pierian Press, PO Box 1808, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. 106p. (Statistical Perspectives Series, no. 1) ISBN 0-87650-329-6. $15.00.

This publication includes some 1,082 abstracts taken from the A Matter of Fact database covering 1984 through 1992. It used AIDS, HIV, and Kaposi's Sarcoma as the keywords in retrieving the documents. It covers those documents that are easily found and those that are hard to locate including "occasional and special reports from groups such as fourth world and cultural survival organizations; focused newsletters and journals from environmental, social action, and other special interest groups; and related sources from selected research laboratories and academic institutions." Approximately 25% of the abstracts come from congressional hearings and 15 % from the Congressional Record. "The remaining abstracts reflect the editorial content of sources designed to inform and influence the general public and/or special interest groups, who, in turn, elect public policy makers to support their values and objectives."

The abstracts do not present raw numbers but rather data selected and used by writers and speakers to support their statements. They do contain some selective statistical substance with careful and full citations to the original sources. These abstracts permit one to identify similarities and contradictions in evidence, data, and arguments; compare forecasts; develop a big picture perspective; compare the impact of one issue to the impact of another; and trace an issue over a period of time.

This is an extremely unique collection of abstracts pertaining to AIDS. For someone searching for statistics, this would be a good place to begin. The abstracts are well written, presenting only that material which is statistical in nature. The citations are very complete, including SuDoc numbers for those government documents that are cited as-well-as ISSN and ISBN numbers. This is a highly recommended document for any AIDS collection. The full A Matter of Fact database is available in four formats: print--annual volumes; online--through OCLC's EPIC and FirstSearch systems; CD-ROM--from SilverPlatter; and tape-load for licensing. (H. Robert Malinowsky)

Keywords: Abstracts, HIV, Kaposi's Sarcoma

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