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2003
Health Manpower Trends (January)
Missouri Regional Socio-Economic Rankings: 1990-2000 (February)

2002
Smoking-Attributable Mortality in Missouri 2000 (December)
Maternal and Infant Health in Missouri Trends Over the 20th Century (November)
Missouri 2001 Prenatal Drug Prevalence Study (October)
Maternal Weight Change Between First & Second Pregnancies and Outcomes (September)
Preterm Births by Race and Age of Mother (August)
Preterm Births by Race and Age of Mother and Birth Order (July)
Motorcycle Helmets Reduce Head Injuries and Hospitalizations (June)
Teen Pregnancies in Missouri (May)
Baby Your Baby (April)
Neural Tube Defects and Folic Acid Awareness (March)
2001 Vital Statistics (February)
Asthma Hospitalizations for Children and Young Adults: 1993 - 1999 (January)

2001
Statewide Quality of Care Results from the 2001 Consumer's Guide to Managed Care in Missouri (December)
Smoking During Pregnancy: Missouri Longitudinal Study 1989-1997 (November)
Sexual Abuse and the SAFE-CARE Data (October)
Causes of Infant Mortality for the 1994-1999 Missouri Resident Birth Cohort (September)
Missouri SIDS Deaths: 1990 - 2000 (August)
Missouri Migration Patterns: 1990-2000 (July)
Hispanic Pregnancies and Outcomes in Missouri: 1989-93 vs. 1994-99 (June)
2000 Vital Statistics (May)
Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight (April)
Deaths of Missourians at Age 85 and Over (March)
Selected Characteristics of Missouri Nursing Homes 1989 - 1999 (February)
Statewide Quality of Care Results from the 2000 Consumer's Guides to Managed Care in Missouri (January)

2000
Cause-of-Death Reporting Changes from ICD-9 to ICD-10 (December)
Risk Factors Improve, but Pregnancy Outcomes Do Not (November)
Birth Defects and Infant Mortality (October)
Trends in Cesarean Section Births by Selected Characteristics (September)
The state health department's Web Site, MICA and Community Health Planning Profiles (August)
1999 Vital Statistics (July)
Statewide Quality of Care Results from the 1999 Consumer's Guides to Missouri Managed Care (June)
Maternal Medical, Lifestyle and Other Characteristics and Very Low Birth Weight (May)
Firearms-Related Deaths in Missouri: Trends and Comparison with the United States (April)
Cleft Lip and Palate Defects (March)
Effects of Changing from the 1940 to the Year 2000 Standard Population for Age-Adjusted Death Rates in Missouri (February)
Hypothermia Mortality in Missouri (January)

1999
Alcohol- and Drug-Related Deaths 1990-1998 (December)
Excess Head Injuries Among the Very Elderly (November)
Prevalence and Characteristics of Women Who Breastfeed in Missouri (October)
Managed Care Organizations and Quality Indicators (September)
Marriages Decline in Missouri (August)
Teen Pregnancies in Missouri (July)
Missouri Hospital Patterns (June)
1998 Health Statistics (May)
Family Planning and Unintended Pregnancy in Missouri (April)
Heat Surveillance Summary - 1998 (March)
Suicide Attempts and Suicide Fatalities (February)
Managed Care (MC+) in Medicaid Population (January)

1998
Cost of Unintentional Injuries to Missouri Children (December)
Race Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health Indicators (November)
Alzheimer's Disease Mortality (October)
Missouri 1997 Prenatal Drug Prevalence Study (September)
Maternal Smoking Trends in Missouri: 1978-1997 (August)
Mortality Differences Between Metropolitan & Non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas (July)
Pregnancy Related Mortality in Missouri: 1990-1997 (June)
Acknowledgment of Paternity in Missouri (May)
1997 Health Statistics (April)
Smoking Attributable Mortality in Missouri (March)
Missouri Prenatal WIC Participation and Pregnancy Outcomes (February)
Mortality by Race and by Gender (January)

1997
Unintended Births in Missouri (December)
More Uninsured Missourians (November)
Changing Trends in Abortions (October)
Buyer's Guide to Hospital Emergency Services (September)
Missouri Urban Firearm Deaths and Injuries (August)
1996 Missouri Health Statistics (July)
WIC Cost/Benefit Analysis 1994 (June)
Medical Risk Factors and Pregnancy Outcome (May)
Non-Marital Fertility in Missouri (April)
Infant Utilization of Hospital Services (March)
Infectious Disease Mortality Trends (February)
Smoking During Pregnancy: Missouri Longitudinal Study (January)

1996
Trends in Cancer Mortality (December)
Hospitals Charges for Workers' Compensation Patients (November)
Family Planning in Missouri (October)
Trends in Multiple Births (September)
SIDS Deaths Decline (August)
Missouri Perinatal Drug Prevalence Study (July)
Short Maternal and Infant Hospital Stays and Neonatal Rehospitalization (June)
Injuries in Missouri: 1994 Deaths, Hospitalizations and Outpatient Treatments (May)
1995 Health Statistics (April)
Non-Elderly Missourians Without Health Insurance (March)
Exercise, Employment, Other Daily Activities, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (February)
Neural Tube Defects (January)

1995
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Missouri (December)
Leading Causes of Death by Gender (November)