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Bandolier collects good quality evidence under a variety of different headings. They search for systematic reviews of treatments, of evidence about diagnosis, epidemiology or health economics, and abstract it.

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Brief and structured evidence appraisal and summaries specific to emergency medicine.

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The Big Picture Book of Viruses is intended to serve as both a catalog of virus pictures on the Internet and as an educational resource to those seeking more information about viruses.

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A suite of peer-reviewed, open-access journals in all areas of the biological sciences, includes titles such as BMC Biology, BMC Medicine, Malaria and BMC Infectious Disease. Good for finding high-quality, open-access literature on a variety of topics.

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Biosis Citation Index

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Life sciences and biomedical research database covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more.

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BMJ Best Practice

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Evidence-based overviews of medical topics, continually updated. Includes calculators and patient handouts. Create personal account to claim CME credits.

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Exam Prep for Nursing, Advanced Practice Nursing, Medical, and Dentistry.

Use your @usc.edu e-mail address and register as a Nurse/Advance Practice Nurse or Medical Student to gain access.

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Books@Ovid

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eBook collection with access to over 800 major medical and allied health texts and handbooks.

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Public domain and copyright protected images collected to assist in communicating complex meanings and issues through photographs. Check each image to determine use and availability.

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An international collaboration of cancer centers offering information for patient care, research, consumer health, and patient education. A free login is required to access some content.

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This system provides health information on American Indians and Alaska Native Elders. Includes policy, consumer health, and caregiver information.

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Health resource for older adults and their caretakers. Includes videos and health topics for older adults, and training resources for information providers.

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Images from the collections of the 27 institutes and centers that comprise the NIH. Includes general biomedical and science-related images, clinicians, computers, patient care, and microscopy.

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Data collected by state cancer registries enable public health professionals to understand and address the cancer burden more effectively. CDC provides support for states to maintain registries that provide high-quality data.

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Library of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). Includes articles, reports, guides, and more. Includes international research previously searched via CIRRIE.

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Natural Medicines

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Evidence-based monographs and clinical summaries for alternative and complementary therapies, including herbs, vitamins, dietary supplements, and integrative therapies. Includes information from Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and other holistic wellness systems.

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Free access to hundreds of full-text books and documents in life sciences and healthcare.

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The NIH's genetic sequence database of all publicly available DNA sequences. This database is not curated and all gene annotations are from the original submitter. Good for finding raw gene sequences.

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Use one search box to search many drug information resources created by the US National Library of Medicine and other United States government agencies. Search by drug name or category.

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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources were developed to provide users of NLM's toxicology databases with a working knowledge of basic toxicology principles. The tutorials are written at the introductory college student level. Toxicology Tutors are called "Tox Tutors" and "ToxLearn" is the updated expansion of "Tox Tutors."

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Containing millions of bibliographic records, this database is the preeminent resource for accessing the latest research sponsored by the United States and select foreign governments. The database represents billions of dollars in research. Contents include research reports, computer products, software, video cassettes, audio cassettes and more. The complete electronic file dates back to 1964.

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