The IARC Monographs identify environmental factors that can increase the risk of human cancer. These include chemicals, complex mixtures, occupational exposures, physical agents, biological agents, and lifestyle factors.
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The Institute of Health Economics in Alberta Canada provides free access to web-based statistics generated by national and global agencies and research groups. Focus on Canadian and American statistics, with some international coverage.
Access 70,000+ digitized images from the U.S. National Library of Medicines (NLM) Prints and Photographs collection.
Online Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, an index of medical and scientific publications from 1880-1961; eTK, covering medieval Latin; eVK2, covering medieval English texts; and other selected historical resources.
Consumer-focused research evidence on safety of using medication while pregnant or breastfeeding.
The international standard diagnostic classification for epidemiological and many health management purposes.
Worldwide coverage of pharmaceutical science and practice literature. Includes coverage of drug development, pharmacoeconomics, toxicity, regulation, and technology.
Access the world's leading scholarly literature in the sciences and examine proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions.
The ISRCTN (International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number) registers all clinical research studies (proposed, ongoing or completed) and provides each one with a unique identifying number. All study records in the database are searchable and freely accessible.
Archive of California's legislative information for dates 1993 to the present. Files available by using the Downloadable Database.
A listing of open access data repositories in all subject areas with a concentration on the sciences. Good for identifying data repositories for your own data or finding raw datasets.
A collection of legal tools and information for providing and using open data including sample open data commons licenses. This is good for when you have questions about sharing any of your datasets.
A directory of open access repository, you can search for repositories or repository contents. Good for identifying data repositories for your own data or finding raw datasets.
Oral histories gathered by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Online access to health news, health policies, health statistics, and other reports from around the world. Topics include quality of care, spending, value for money, financial sustainability, economics of prevention and public health, and pharmaceuticals
2,500 prints, photographs, drawings, posters, and cartoons on the history of medicine from the 17th to 20th centuries, hosted by McGill University Library.
This database indexes therapy outcome information, published in peer-reviewed journals. Requires AOTA membership.
This database contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised to assist with evaluation.
Oxford Clinical Psychology provides full-text access to over 200 titles in Oxford's global clinical psychology publishing program in an integrated online service covering a broad range of specialty areas, disorders, and treatment modalities.