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Reference Handbook Databases
Includes the following titles:- Encyclopedia of bioethics
- Encyclopedia of public health
- The Gale encyclopedia of medicine
- The Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine
- The Gale encyclopedia of nursing & allied health
- The Gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders
- The Gale encyclopedia of cancer a guide to cancer and its treatments
- The Gale encyclopedia of children's health infancy through adolescence
- Health and wellness illness among Americans
- Medicine, health, and bioethics essential primary sources
- Nutrition and well-being a to z
- Weight in America obesity, eating disorders, and other health risks
- An A-Z of medicinal drugs
- Concise medical dictionary
- A dictionary of public health
- The Oxford illustrated companion to medicine
Includes the following titles:
- Encyclopedia of global health
- Encyclopedia of obesity
- Encyclopedia of stem cell research
- Encyclopedia of substance abuse prevention
- The Sage handbook of healthcare
- The Blackwell companion to medical sociology
Health & Medicine Periodicals Reading Room
Browse the Periodical List by subject:
Health Sciences which includes categories for Medicine and Public Health; and the following journals:
Encyclopedias, Handbooks and Dictionaries
Definitions of Medical Terms
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. (Ref 610.3 T113) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 1997.
MedlinePlus - Medical Dictionary
General Medicine & Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. (Ref 616 H248a) 16th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. (Ref 616.075 M537) 18th ed. Rahway, NJ: Merck, 2006.
Merck Manual - "Full text online version of the Merck Manual Home Edition, describes diseases and treatments."
National Institutes of Health - General information on the programs and grants offered; and links to the 24 institutes of health. Examples are the National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Nursing Research and the National Human Genome Research Institute.
World Health Organization - Health Topics
HealthFinder - Consumer health information on a variety of topics.
Mayo Clinic - "Access to the experience and knowledge of the physicians of the Mayo Clinic."
Diseases — History
Cambridge World History of Human Disease. New York: Cambridge, 2008. Etiology, epidemiology, distribution and incidence, clinical manifestations and pathology, history and geography.
Inherited Diseases
Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease. (Ref 616.39 Scr39) 7th ed. 3 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995. Definition, biochemistry, treatment, pathogenesis, diagnosis and screening.
Occupational and Environmental Diseases
Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety. (Ref 613.62 St39) 4th ed. 4 vols. Geneva: International Labour Organization, 1998. Volume 1 lists major diseases caused by occupational factors and includes causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Laboratory Tests/Diagnosis
Patient's Guide to Medical Tests. (Ref 616.075 Z18) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Diseases - Treatment
Alternative Medicine
Complementary and Alternative Therapies - from Medline.
Mosby's complementary & alternative medicine : a research-based approach. (Ref615.5 F877a). St Louis: Mosby, 2009.
PDR for nonprescription drugs, dietary supplements, and herbs. (Ref 615.1 P569r) Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics, 2009.
Clinical Guidelines
National Guideline Clearinghouse - Recommendations for treatment from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trials - "information on more than 4,000 federal and private medical studies.."
Prescription Drug Information
Drug Information - from Medline. Over-the-counter, prescription drugs, herbs and natural remedies. Sources are American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and Natural Standard.
Physicians Desk Reference: PDR. (Ref 615.1 P569) Oradell, NJ: Medical Economics. Annual.
Martindale : the complete drug reference. 2 vols. (Ref 615.1 M366)London ; Chicago : Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Drugs@FDA - Browse by an alphabetical index, or use the keyword search engine.
MayoClinic.com - USPDI (U.S. Pharmacopia Dispensing Information) from Mayo Clinic. Requires Flash plug-in to enter the site. Search by drug name.
MedWatch - Adverse effects and warnings organized by date and subject. Searchable. From the FDA.
PDR guide to drug interactions, side effects and indications. (Ref 615.1 P569c) Montvale, NJ : Medical Economics, 2010.
Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs. (Ref 615.1 H191) 16th ed. Washington, DC: American Pharmaceutical Association, 2009.
Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. (Ref 615.1 M537) 14th ed. Rahway, NJ: Merck,
Health Management and Policy
Comparative health systems : descriptive analyses of fourteen national health. (Ref 362.1 R122c) University Park [Pa.] : Pennsylvania State University Press, c1984
Healthcare reform in America : a reference handbook. (Ref 362.1 K923h) Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2004
Encyclopedia of U.S. biomedical policy (Ref 362.1 B611e) Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 1996
Encyclopedia of health and behavior. 2 vols. (Ref 610.3 An24) Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage, c2004
National health systems of the world. 2 vols. (Ref 362.1 R627n). New York : Oxford University Press, 1991-
The Oxford handbook of bioethics (Ref 174.2 St34). Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007
Encyclopedia of health care management. (Ref 362.1068 St14) Thousand Oaks [Calif.] : Sage Publications, c2004
Career Resources
AJN career guide for .. (Careers, 2nd floor 610.69 Am35a 2008) New York, N.Y. : American Journal of Nursing Co., annual
Best ... medical schools. (Ref 610.711 P935a). New York : Random House, 2005.
Expert resumes for health care careers. (Careers: 2nd Floor 331.128 En27ha) Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, c2010.
Exploring health care careers. (Careers: 2nd Floor 610.69 Ex74 )New York : Ferguson, c2006.
Health care careers directory. (Careers: 2nd Floor 610.71 Am35a) Chicago, IL : American Medical Association, annual
MCAT success (Ref 610.76 P442). Lawrenceville, N.J. : Peterson's, 2005
MCAT comprehensive review (Ref 610.76 R746) New York, NY : Kaplan Educational Centers : Simon & Schuster, 2005
Medical school admission requirements, United States and Canada (Ref 610.71 As78). Washington, D. C., Association of American Medical Colleges, Annual.
Physical therapy professional foundations: keys to success in school and career. (Careers: 2nd Floor 615.82 C944)
Thorofare, NJ : Slack, 2002.
Planning your career in alternative medicine : a guide to degree and certificate programs in alternative health care. (Careers: 2nd Floor 615.5 L995a) New York : Avery, 2000
Veterinary medical school admission requirements. (Ref 610.71 As782) Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges.
Professional Organizations
AMA - American Medical Association
ANA - American Nurses Association
ADA - American Dental Association
AOTA - American Occupational Therapy Association
APTA - American Physical Therapy Association
AOA - American Osteopathic Association
ACA - American Chiropractic Association
Statistics Databases
Statistics Encyclopedias and Handbooks
California
Center for Health Statistics, Office of Health Information and Research - Statistical reports on health for California.
Health data summaries for California counties
United States
National Center for Health Statistics - Tabs on the right link to Aging, Births, Deaths, Disease, Health Insurance, Physical Activities
Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
Health, United States. (Ref 362.1 H349) Publisher Hyattsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, annual
Vital Statistics of the United States - From the National Center for Health Statistics. Some also available in print (Ref 317.3 N213 and Ref 317.3 N213a)
International
World Health Organization - Data and Statistics.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. (APA) (Ref 150.149 Am35b) Washington DC: APA, 2010.
For Internet Resources, consult: APA style guide to electronic references. Publisher Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2012
The Library's summary is: APA Style Guide
Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers. (Ref 808.0665 C832) Reston, VA: Council of Science Editors in cooperation with the Rockefeller University Press, 2006. Details the several methods of citation used for biological and other sciences.
AMA manual of style : a guide for authors and editors. (American Medical Association). (Ref 808.0666 Am35) Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2007
Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers 2nd ed. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007
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