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.
This consumer health resource provides information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection provides access to academic journals and other reference content covering all aspects of the nursing profession, from direct patient care to health care administration.
Provides access to academic journals and magazines covering the fields of fitness and sports. The database offers a wide spectrum of information, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research, and more.
Database for diagnosing infectious diseases. Includes differential diagnosis tool, current information on disease outbreaks, and epidemiological data.
Searches the literature on global and public health issues. This is one of the most comprehensive databases for global and public health. Good for information on public health issues and policies.
Search US Patent Office applications, European Union patent applications, and Japanese patent applications using Google's search structures. Search US Patent office data using Google search techniques. Includes searchable full-text of US patents from 1790.
Dean Giustini's comprehensive guide to grey literature resources. See links to additional guides on understanding grey literature.
The New York Academy of Medicine's publication of grey literature publications in health services research and selected public health topics. As of January 2017, this site is no longer updated, but the resources are still accessible.
List of grey literature document types.
International Directory of Organizations in Grey Literature.
Summaries of guidelines and recommendations from United Kingdom governmental agencies and European and global professional groups. Includes links to full-text of guidelines. Registration is not required to access guidelines.
This resource is a freely accessible, national library of high-quality digital multimedia to support all levels of health sciences education.
Locate measurement instruments such as surveys, questionnaires, tests, surveys, coding schemes, checklists, rating scales, vignettes, etc. Scope includes medicine, nursing, public health , psychology, social work, communication, sociology, etc.
Health Canada regulates drugs and health products in Canada. Find reports and publications, recalls, legislation and guidelines, and additional information.
Health Reference Center Academic provides access to medical and professional periodicals, health and fitness magazines, and reference books and pamphlets.
Includes information about grants available from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care, the Bureau of Health Professions, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, and the HIV/AIDS Bureau.
Latest edition of annual report on trends in health statistics published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
This US government website uses plain language to explain current laws and regulations relating to health insurance and health care in the United States.
Search through publicly available data from national agencies. Search through datasets or by topic (community, health, quality, medicare, hospital, inpatient, national or state).
Consumer health website from the Office of Diesease Prevention and Health Promotion with over 1,400 health topics linking to government and non-profit organizations.
An interactive world map noting current diseases, as well as breaking reports of infectious diseases.
Search data collected under the HealthyPeople2020 intiative with 1,200 objectives. National data with some information available at the state level.
Index to finding aids from archives and repositories in the United States collecting in history of medicine and allied sciences.
An outstanding and comprehensive site providing in-depth information about HIV/AIDS.