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The best starting point for any sort of research, databases are large collections of information which may include citations, abstracts, ebooks, fulltext articles from scholarly journals or magazines, images, multi-media files and more.
Health Professions and Medical
MD Consult: Elsevier's searchable collection of fulltext medical books and journals; includes drug information, practice guidelines, patient education material, and evidence-based medicine resources. Mobile interface available with individual registration. Coverage: 1995-present.
PubMed: From the National Libraries of Medicine and National Institutes of Health, the premier index to biomedical journal literature; includes MedLine citations as well as citations from scientific journals; links out to any fulltext available--much free. The PubMed Clinical Queries search interface limits results to
specific clinical research areas. Free mobile app available. (See Websites, below, for additional health databases from the U.S. government). Coverage: MEDLINE indexing, 1950-present; PubMed Central articles, 1800s-present.
CINAHL: The Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature--the major index for the subject of nursing as well as allied health. Includes the full text of 600+ journals. Limited to 4 simultaneous users. Coverage: 1937-present.
Films on Demand-Health and Medicine: Search or browse hundreds of online videos on diseases, disorders, & disabilities; human anatomy & physiology; healthcare and treatment; health careers; nutrition; personal health and wellness; and public health. VIDEOS.
PsycINFO: Primary index to the literature of psychology. Coverage: 1887-present.
Other useful
ERIC: Major index for field of education; useful for material about patient education and health-related communications. Coverage: 1966-present.
See the Full Database List for more.
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Find Journals in Health and Biological Sciences.
Journals found here are available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases. Look for the name of the journal you are interested in, for example:
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american journal of critical care
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bmc medical imaging
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journal of the american geriatrics society
Specific Journal collections of interest include
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Website devoted to the research of effective healthcare and evidence-based practice. Includes CME/CE material, downloadable clinician and consumer guides, a slide library, research reports, as well as tools and data for the conduct of research. The National Guideline Clearinghouse is a part of AHRQ.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Includes sections on diseases and conditions, emergency preparedness, environmental health, life stages and populations, healthy living, injury/violence/safety, traveler health, workplace safety, and statistics. Includes videos, podcasts, and the full text of the MMWR. Mobile interface available.
ClinicalTrials.gov: Database to
clinical trials in the United States and around the world, with information about the trial's purpose, locations, contacts, and who can participate.
HealthyPeople 2020: 10-year projection of national goals for the health of Americans.
Martindale's Virtual Medical Center: Guide to medical resources--cases, courses, texts, lectures, videos, images--available online; 185 specialty areas include anatomy, cancer, cardiology, geriatrics, histology, mental health, othropedics, surgery, urology, and more.
MedScape: Source of news, articles, reference material, and continuing education resources in the fields of medicine with dozens of speciality sub-sites--Cardiology, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, etc. Free registration required for access to articles. Mobile interface available.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NNCAM): Government agency
for scientific research on alternative medical systems, practices, and products. Browse research results by date or by topic. Guide to herbs also available.
Office of Minority Health: Data and statistics from the U.S. government. Includes material on cultural competency, information on various health topics, and health profiles of minority populations.
Physician Assistant Forum: Social networking site and discussion board for physician assistants. Requires registration.
Public Health Network (PHIN): Part of the CDC. Information about public health in the U.S.
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Drugs
Drug Information Portal: Free online database of drug information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
FDA's Electronic Orange Book: Search for approved drug products and therapeutic equivalency evaluations by active ingredients, proprietary names, patents. Covers presciption, over-the-counter, and discountinued drugs.
Images and Multimedia
Clinical Cases and Images:
Free case-based curriculum of clinical medicine;includes sections on allergy & immunology, cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, nephrology, endocrinology, hematology/oncology, rheumatology, infectious disease, neurology, geriatrics, and pain management. See also the collection of physical examination videos.
DermNet: Dermatology pictures and skin disease images.
ECGlibrary: Visual examples of various cardiologic diseases as seen in electrocardiograms.
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Images and Multimedia continued
Health Education Assets Library (HEAL): A
digital library of multimedia health science resources: images, videoclips, animations, audio. Subjects include anatomy, diseases, organisma, chemicals and drugs, equipment, biological sciences, and more. From the National Science Foundation and the National Library of Medicine. *HEAL resources are licensed for free use, reproduction, and modification by registered users according to the terms of the Creative Commons license associated with a particular resource. For more details, see
Copyrights.
Images from the History of Medicine: Portraits, photographs, caricatures, genre scenes, posters, and graphic art on social and historical aspects of medicine (15th-20th centuries). *See
Copyright and Permissions
for details on use.
MedLinePlus' Videos of Surgical Procedures: Pre-recorded hour-long webcasts of actual surgeries.
ORLive: Online surgical and healthcare videos and webcasts.
Public Health Image Gallery:
Images, plus multimedia files, related to health and healthcare with special collections including sections on bioterrorism, natural disasters, influenza, and more. *PHIL Images are copyright cleared and readily available for use in copy or on web sites.
Pulmonary Breath Sounds: Collection of .WAV files.
Organizations
Patient-oriented resources
HealthFinder: Government-produced source of reliable health and wellness information for consumers.
Health and Wellness Resource Center: Database compiled from trusted medical reference materials, with nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, 700+ health videos from Healthology Inc., pamphlets, and health-related articles from 2200 general interest publications. Part of the Tennessee Electronic Library.
Health Information Privacy: Information about HIPAA from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
HRSA - Culture, Language and Health Literacy: Links to materials that can help with communications between healthcare providers and patients of varying cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
MedlinePlus: Developed by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Provides single-site access to information from a variety of reliable healthcare resources. Includes a Medical Encyclopedia; information on drugs, herbs, and dietary supplements; interactive tutorials; calculators and quizzes; and instructional videos of medical procedures. Spanish Language version available. Translations of key terms related to conditions may be available in multiple languages (varies by condition). Mobile version available.
NIHSenior Health: Easy-to-navigate consumer health information site, designed for seniors. Already large fonts can be enlarged, color contrasts adjusted, or a text-to-voice reader can be activated.
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