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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.
This system provides health information on American Indians and Alaska Native Elders. Includes policy, consumer health, and caregiver information.
Guidelines for United Kingdom (UK) National Health Services (NHS).
This page has information about the trends in dental caries for various age groups.
Health resource for older adults and their caretakers. Includes videos and health topics for older adults, and training resources for information providers.
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.
Free online health information from the US Government's medical research agency.
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.
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.
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.
Free access to hundreds of full-text books and documents in life sciences and healthcare.
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.
Includes links to grant opportunities search engine, contracts, training and career development, loan repayment programs, and diversity in research.
Weekly-updated feed of new grants from NIH.
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.
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."
Searchable list of journals indexed by the National Library of Medicine. An excellent source for looking up journal abbreviations.
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.
Sage Data (formerly Data-Planet) is an interactive database that allows users to create tables, maps, and figures from a variety data sources covering banking, criminal justice, education,energy, food and agriculture, government, health, housing and construction,industry and commerce, labor and employment, natural resources and environment, income, cost of living, stocks, transportation, and more.
Streaming video that supports teaching, learning, and research at all levels. Intended to support key course needs; videos within each collection are mapped to curricula to meet specific course, programs and degree outcomes.
The Science Citation Index, a part of the Web of Science, is a multidisciplinary database of bibliographic information indexed so that you can search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address.
This search engine provides access to free journal articles, peer-reviewed accepted manuscripts, and reports of research funded by federal science agencies. Topics include health and science, agriculture, environment, informatics, etc.
Articles, patents, and white papers describing chemicals. Includes information on structures, reactions, compounds, drug development, and manufacturing. Requires separate login. Go to USC's create an account page to register.
Large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature in science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Includes bibliometrics tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
Find research funders' open access policies.
Find publishers' copyright and archiving policies.
Searches a number of ProQuest social science databases (including ERIC, GenderWatch, PsycInfo, and Sociological Abstracts).
Abstract database of social work literature from 1977 to present. Topics include homelessness, child and family welfare, AIDs, aging, substance abuse, community organization, and more.
An information resource for social workers and mental health professionals. It covers a wide array of topics such as adolescent health, aging, end-of-life care, clinical social work and diversity.
Abstract database of sociology and social and behavioral sciences literature from 1952 to present. Includes journal articles, conference papers, books, and dissertations.
The Special Care Dentistry Association serves as a resource to all oral health care professionals who serve or are interested in serving patients with special needs through education and networking to increase access to oral healthcare for patients with special needs.
Comprehensive database for sports & sports medicine literature. Includes international literature, conference proceedings, audiovisuals and more. Coverage dates back to 1985.
A database of lab protocols pulled from Methods in Molecular Biology and other sources covering a wide range of biological sciences focus areas. Good for finding well-established protocols for lab use.
E-book platform including Stahl's Illustrated series, Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology, Prescribers Guide: Drug Interactions.
Resources, information, products, and links to facilitate effectiveness of partnership between state data centers and the United States Census Bureau to provide efficient access to census data.
Published between 1879-2012 by the U.S. Census Bureau, sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations. Ceased publication after 2011.
Tool searching multiple resources (including PubMed and National Guidelines Clearinghouse) for citations to evidence-based health information.
An open source collection of lectures and research methods on global health developed by leaders in the field. This resource is useful for learning about different aspects of global health and course planning.
Includes datasets, databases, interactive tools, factsheets, and other publications regarding cancer statistics.
This resource is from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and provides data and analysis on a broad range of topics related to medical education including medical school enrollment surveys, faculty salaries, and the physician speciality data book.