title: Online sources of health statistics in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Researchers looking for health statistics on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) may face difficulty. This is partly due to the lack of awareness of potential sources where such statistics can be found. The purpose of this paper is to review various online sources of health statistics on KSA, and to highlight their content, coverage, and presentation of health statistics. Five bibliographic databases where local research can be found are described. National registries available are summarized. Governmental agencies, as well as societies and centers where the bulk of health statistics is produced are also described. Finally, some potential international sources that can be used for the purpose of comparison are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. aalzalabani@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdulmohsen H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Al-Zalabani
mesh_terms: D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D014480:United Nations; D014944:World Health Organization