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Electronic Databases

 

Electronic databases are available on all Library computers.  Please see a Librarian or contact us  for a password to access these electronic databases from home.

 

 

CINAHL with Full Text

 

Database covers the professional literature for nursing and allied health disciplines.  

 

Health & Wellness Resource Center

 

Searches medical and health-related literature and includes some full-text articles. 

 

PubMed

 

Provides access to MEDLINE’s citations and abstracts to medical, biomedical sciences, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care literature.   

 

SIRS Researcher

 

Provides access to numerous full-text articles covering social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, and political issues.

 

 

 

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Periodical Holdings List - Medical

 

For more periodicals, please see the Library's complete Periodical Holdings List .

 

 

Alternative Medicine Alert

Dec 1999 - present

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Mar 1996; Sept 1997 - present

American Journal of Nursing

1985 - 1998; Jan 2000 - Mar 2000; July 2000 - Aug 2000;  July 2001 - Nov 2001; May 2003 - present

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Nov 1981 - present

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Feb 2003 - present

Child Development

Dec 1969 - present

Choices in Health and Medicine

Nov 2001 - July 2002

Clinical Laboratory Science

Spr 2001 - present

Death Studies

1977 – 1989

FDA Consumer

Mar 1986 - present

Food & Fitness Advisor

Feb 2001 - Feb 2008

Geriatric Nursing

Jan/Feb 2003 - present

Gerontologist

Feb 2000 - present

Harvard Women's Health Watch

June 1996 - present

Health

Current 10 years

Home Health Care Nurse

Sept 2003 - present

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

v. 17, no. 1; v. 18 - v. 20, no. 4

Johns Hopkins Medical Letter

Sept 1997 - May 2001

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Nov 24, 1989 - present

Microfiche: 1984 - 1989

Journal of Nursing Education

Sept 2003 – Aug 2008 

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Feb 2003 - present

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing

and Mental Health Services

Sept 2003 – Aug 2008

Massage Magazine

May/June 2002 - May 2006

Massage Therapy Journal

Sum 2002 - Sum 2006

MCN
(was The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing)

July/Aug 2003 - present

New England Journal of Medicine

1994 - present
Microfiche: 1990 -1995

Nursing

June 2003 - present   

Nursing Made Incredibly Easy

May/June 2004 - present

Nursing Outlook

Jan/Feb 2003 - present

Nursing Spectrum

Oct 2003 - present

Nutrition Action Health Letter

July/Aug 1997 - present

Prevention

Current 5 years

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Mar 1998 - present

Psychology Today

1968 – Dec 1989; 1993 - present
Microfiche: June 1975 - 1989, 1992 - 1993

Today's Therapeutic Trends: the Journal of New Developments in Clinical Medicine

1995 - 2004

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

v. 1, no. 1 (Oct 1985) - present

Topics in Spinal Cord Rehabilitation

Fal 1997 - present

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Win 1995 - present

 

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Internet Websites

 

 

Anatomy & Physiology

 

Anatomy of the Human Body

Atlas of the Body

BioCourse.com

Bristol Biomedical Image Archive: Diseases Illustrated

Get Body Smart: an Online Examination of Human Anatomy & Physiology

Merck Manual--Second Home Edition

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

Merck Manual of Geriatrics

Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine

Screening Physical Exam

Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links

Visible Human Project

 

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Cancer

 

American Cancer Society

Cancer Control-Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

 

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Cardiology

 

American Heart Association

Auscultation Assistant

Brain Attack Coalition

Chest Medicine On-Line

ECG Library

Electrocardiology and Cardia Arrythmias

The Heart: an Online Exploration

Heartpoint

Implantable.com: Pacemaker and Defibrillator Case Studies

Learn Your Arteries

Medscape Pulmonary Medicine

Soap Notes EKG Fileroom

 

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Clinical Trials

 

ClinicalTrials.gov

 

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Consumer Health Information

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Drkoop.com

Emory MedWeb

www.FoodSafety.gov: Gateway to Government Food Safety Information

Healthfinder (Dept. of Health and Human Services

HealthLink Plus

Healthweb

Intelihealth (Aetna)

Medline Plus

MayoClinic.com

HealthLinks (Univ. of Washington)

Wellness Web

 

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

 

InteliHealth: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

List and Glossary of Medical Terms

Medical Terminology

MediLexicon

Medline Plus

MedTerms Medical Dictionary

Merck Manual of Medical Information, Second Home Edition

Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms

On-Line Medical Dictionary

Yahoo! Health Encyclopedia

 

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Drugs & Pharmacology

 

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

CenterWatch: Drugs approved by the FDA

ConsumerLab.com   

Drug InfoNet

Drug Information Database at the American Academy of Family Physicians

Hazardous Substances Data Bank

HealthTouch Online: Medication Guide

Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide

NIOSH: Specific Medical Tests for OSHA Regulated Substances

Nurses's PDR Resource Center

Pharmacy On-Line

RXList

 

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Gastrointestinal Diseases

 

CCFA (Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America)

Medscape Gastroenterology

 

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General Resources

 

Adam.com: Encyclopedia of Disease Reference

Bristol Biomedical Image Archive: Diseases Illustrated

BioMed Central

Diseases, Disorders, and Related Topics

Doctor's Guide

Emedicine: Instant Access to the Minds of Medicine

Emory MedWeb

Health Sites

Health & Beauty Resources

HealthGate

Health Links

Images from the History of Medicine

Mayo Clinic

MedicineNet.com

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

National Center for Health Statistics

WebMD

 

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Geriatrics

 

Age and Ageing

Section on Geriatrics

 

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Government Organizations

 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Environmental Protection Agency

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

World Health Organization

 

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Health and Environment

 

American Water Resources Association

CHEM-TOX

Children's Environmental Health Network

Environmental Health Watch

National Environmental Health Association

National Resources Defense Council

Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

World Resources Institute

 

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History of Medicine

 

College of Physicians of Philadelphia

History of Medicine

 

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Infectious Diseases & HIV/AIDS

 

AIDSinfo (HHS)

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative

HIV InSite

Medscape HIV

 

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Muscles

 

Loyola University: Master Muscle List

University of California, San Diego: Muscle Physiology

 

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Nervous System

 

Lumen: Learn Your Nerves

Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology

NeuroScience-Net

The Whole Brain Atlas

 

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Nutrition

 

American Dietetic Association

Better Nutrition

Fitness Partner's Activity Counter

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Food and Nutrition Information Center

Food Finder

Food Service Technology

IFIC: Food Safety Information

International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC)

Nutrient Data Laboratory

Nutrition Navigator

Nutrition and Food on the Web

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion

USDA: National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

 

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Pain & Wound Care

 

Chronic Wound Healing

Pain: Dedicated to the Control of Pain in Children and Adults

 

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Pediatrics

 

American Academy of Pedatrics

Virtual Children's Hospital

 

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Psychiatry/Psychology

 

Amnesia Research Lab

AmoebaWeb: Psychology on the Web

Internet Mental Health

Medscape Mental Health

Yale Psychiatry: Grand Round Videos

 

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Pulmonary Medicine

 

AIR: Allergy Internet Resources

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

 

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Skeletal System

 

Learn Your Bones: Bone Box

 

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Statistics

 

Finding and Using Health Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

Pennsylvania Bureau of Health Statistics and Research

Statistical Abstract of the United States

 

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Testing

 

ARUP's Guide to Clinical Laboratory Testing

Disease Management Project

Lab Tests Online

Medical Tests: UCSF Children's Hospital

Medical Tests: Yale New Haven Health

U.S. Preventative Services Task Force [Reviews Medical Tests]

 

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Vegetarianism

 

International Vegetarian Union

Vegetarian Resource Group

 

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Women's Health

 

Medscape Women’s Health

National Women's Health Information Center

Obgyn.net

Obstetric Ultrasound

 

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Online Journals

 

BioMed Central: the Open Access Publisher

DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals

Free Medical Journals

New Jour Electronic Journals & Newsletters

 

 

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Updated:                3/2/2010

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