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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Collection of stereoscopic anatomy images from the Lane Library at Stanford. Use and copyright discussed on home page of Bassett collection.
Brief and structured evidence appraisal and summaries specific to emergency medicine.
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.
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.
Life sciences and biomedical research database covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more.
Find regions of similarity between biological sequences.
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Evidence-based overviews of medical topics, continually updated. Includes calculators and patient handouts. Create personal account to claim CME credits.
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.
Use your @usc.edu e-mail address and register as a Nurse/Advance Practice Nurse or Medical Student to gain access.
eBook collection with access to over 800 major medical and allied health texts and handbooks.
The MHRA is responsible for regulating all medicines and medical devices in the UK. Find reports and information.
Focuses on public policy, international relations, economic and social conditions. Includes articles, books, conference papers, government reports, and research reports, 1915-present.
Regional registery of clinical trials conducted in Africa.
This database from the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP) at the University of Sydney, Australia, provides access to evidence-based practice physical therapy literature. Most trials have been rated for quality. Includes trial evaluation tutorials.
Multidisciplinary public access image database for use in medical education.
Maternal and infant health data for the United States at the state or regional level. Developed by the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center.
Collection of textbooks, self-quizzes, and case studies from American Pharmacists Association (APhA).
Provides access to academic journals and magazines covering research and treatment in the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine.
Comprehensive source of cancer information. Contains: PDQ Cancer Information Summaries, Editorial Boards, Levels of Evidence, NCI Drug Information Summaries; NCI Dictionaries, Cancer Genetics Services. Selected content available in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic.
Provides chemical composition data and common medicinal uses of plants across the world.
Interactive mapping tool for viewing and creating maps displaying economic, health, and social data.
A dynamic interactive multimedia overview of human anatomy featuring three-dimensional animations, dissections and MRI. May be used with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Safari.
This database includes journals and magazines covering an enormous range of health subjects, from sports injuries to women's health, from food and nutrition to midwifery, from eye care to dentistry.
In the medical field, access to the latest health care information is always essential, whether it's for students, researchers, medical professionals, hospital administrators, or even for patients and their families. This database addresses these diverse needs by offering a central access point to a variety of essential content. Health Research Premium Collection serves a wide range of users with a broad collection of journals, evidence-based resources, and full-text dissertations, and includes the top ProQuest health and medical databases.
This database includes journals, video, dissertations, reference books and more.
A crowdsourced database of protocols in a wide-variety of biomedical research concentrations including animal techniques, histology, molecular biology, etc. Good for finding basic lab protocols.
This collection gives access to: DSM Library (including the DSM 5), self-assessment tools, news, and consumer health information.
Abstract and citation database of scholarly literature in psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. Includes journal articles, books, reports, theses, and dissertations from 1806 to present.
PsycTESTS is a research database that provides access to psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments as well as descriptive information about the test and its development. Records also discuss reliability and validity of the tool. Some records include full-text of the test.
Repository of chemical data focusing on biological activities of small molecules. Find physical, biological, and chemical properties, and relationships to health and disease.
A directory of public health databases. Click the Free Public Health Databases link for the list of open access resources. This is helpful for resources with information in specific areas of public health.
Indexes photographs, illustrations and multimedia files held by the CDC. Most of the images in the collection are in the public domain. Check beneath each image for a fair use statement that will tell you if there are any restrictions on image usage. Great for finding photos to illustrate presentations.
Open access publications: PLOS One, PLOS Biology, PLOS Medicine, PLOS Genetics, PLOS Pathogens, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Also includes other content such as Collections and Blogs.
PubMed provides access to millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Limit your search to 'free full-text' to find items freely available without subscriptions.
Free digital repository of publicly available full-text scholary journal articles in biomedical and life sciences. Articles are free to read without a subscription.
PubMed provides access to millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. This version is customized for USC users to find the full-text of articles.