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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Occupational Therapy Assistant Research Guide

 

  

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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.

 

A to Z List

Searchable online title database providing access to the Library’s print and full-text electronic journals.

CINAHL with Full Text

(Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature)

Database covers the professional literature for nursing and allied health disciplines.  Includes full-text for more than 620 nursing journals.

 

Health & Wellness Resource Center

 

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

 

Includes access to Gale Medical Encyclopedia; Mosby’s Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary; Drug Finder; Health Organization Directory; Health Assessment Tools; Health News; and Links to Government and Medical Sites.

 

PubMed / MEDLINE

 

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

 

 

 

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Periodical Holdings List for Occupational Therapist Assistant

 

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

 

 

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

v. 57, no. 1 (Jan/Feb 2003) - v. 58, no. 1 (Jan/Feb 2004);

v. 63, no. 1 (Jan/Feb 2009) - present

Cell

July 12, 1996 - Dec 27, 2002

Clinical Laboratory Science

Spr 2001 - present

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Dec 1983 - Dec 1991   

Journal of Allied Health

Feb 1973 - present   

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

 

Nov 24, 1989 - present

Microfiche: 1984 - 1989

Laboratory Medicine

Jan 1972 - present

MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer

Mar 1985 - present

NAHE: the Newsletter for Allied Health Educators

Fal 1993 - Win 2000

Nature

Aug 8, 1996 - Jan 1, 2003

New England Journal of Medicine

1994 - present
Microfiche: 1990 -1995

Science

Apr 5, 1957 – Dec 27, 1974; Oct 7, 1988 - Dec 23, 1988; Jan 6, 1995 - present
Microfiche: Jan 9, 1976 - present

Science News

Jan 7, 1961 - present

Scientific American

Sept 1958 - present

 

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Internet Resources

 

 

Associations & Organizations

 

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT)

American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA)

Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs - PA Dept. of State

Occupational Therapy Associations (by State)

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Organization for Rare Diseases
National Organization on Disability

National Rehabilitation Association

National Spinal Cord Injury Association

Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA)

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)

Society for the Study of Occupation: USA

World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)

 

 

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Dictionaries / Encyclopedias / Manuals

 

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th ed.

Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3rd ed.

Merck Manual: 2nd Home Edition

MedlinePlus: Encyclopedia

MedlinePlus: Medical Dictionary

Occupational Outlook Handbook

O*Net OnLine

On-Line Medical Dictionary

Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary  

 

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Disabilities

 

Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)

disABILITY Information and Resources

Down syndrome on the Internet

ErgoWeb

International Dyslexia Association

LD Online

Learning Disabilities Association of America

Literacy and Learning Disabilities

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)

National Council on Disability

Wheelchair Net

 

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General Resources

 

ABLEDATA

AbleProject

The Boulevard: Directory of Disability Products and Services

Do-It

EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information

Ergonomics - from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration

NARIC: National Rehabilitation Information Center

NIDRR: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

OccupationalTherapist.com

Rehab World: Occupational Therapy

 

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Laws & Regulations

 

ADA Hot Links and Document Center

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

FindLaw: Education Law

PA General Assembly

 

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Mental Health

 

Internet Mental Health

Martindale's: Brain and Neuro Center

Mental Help Net

Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology on the Internet

Neurological Disorder Resources

Neuropsychology Central

Neuroscience WWW Virtual Library

Neurosciences on the Internet

The Whole Brain Atlas

 

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Pain & Rehabilitation

 

American Academy of Pain Management

American Chronic Pain Association

American Pain Foundation

CIRRIE: Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange

National Pain Foundation

National Rehabilitation Information Center

 

 

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Updated:              9/17/2009

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