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The subject guides are an attempt to bring together print and electronic resources as well as selective Internet resources by broad subject.  Internet resources vary in quality and information presented there does not necessarily represent or imply approval or recommendation by Overlake Hospital Medical Center, your doctor, or other healthcare provider. For overall medical topics please also consult the General Medicine and Reference Sources which contain compilations such as encyclopedias.

 

A-B | C-D|  E-F |G-L | M-N |  O-Q | R-Z 

 

 

A-B Aging See Geriatrics

AIDS see Epidemiology

Allergies

Allied Health Professionals

Alternative Medicine See Complementary therapies

 Anatomy

Anesthesiology 

Autoimmune diseases

Bacteriology  see Immunology and Bacteriology

Bioethics

 C-D Cancer - see Oncology

Cardiology

 

Clinical Trials  see Pharmacy

Complementary therapies

Continuing Education

 Dermatology 

Diseases see Epidemiology

Drug Prescriptions see Pharmacy

 
E-F  Ears, Nose, Throat see Otolaryngology

Economics of healthcare 

Emergency  Medicine

 Endocrinology

Epidemiology (Includes Swine Flu)

Ethics see Bioethics

Evidence Based Medicine

Eye and Vision see Ophthalmology

 Family Medicine
G-L Gastrointestinal system

General medicine  

Genetics

 		Geriatrics

Guidelines - see Evidence Based Medicine

Gynecology - see Obstetrics and Gynecology

 Hematology

Hospitals

 Infectious diseases see Epidemiology

Immunology and Bacteriology

Kidney See Nephrology and Urology
M-N Medical Records

Medical images

Medical Tests

Medicine, General see General medicine  

Medicine, History of

 Mental health see Psychiatry

Microbiology see Immunology and Bacteriology

 Nephrology and Urology

Neurology (Nervous System)

Nursing
O-Q Obstetrics and Gynecology

Occupational Therapy

 

 Oncology 

Ophthalmology

Orthopedics

Otolaryngology

  

Pathology

Pediatrics

Pharmacy (Includes Clinical Trials and drug databases)

 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Psychiatry

Pulmonary/Respiratory system

Quality of health care see Evidence Based Medicine (quality)  
R-Z Radiology

Ratings see Evidence Based Medicine (Quality)

Reference Sources (directories, dictionaries, etc)

 

Respiratory system see Pulmonary/ Respiratory system

Social Work

Sports Medicine

  		Statistical Resources 

Surgery

  

Urology  See Nephrology and Urology

 Vascular Disease see Cardiology

 

 

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Allergies  

  

Journals -  Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Allergy and immunology)

Journals (Hypersensitivity)

 

 

Books

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Internet

Internet Search Tools

Database

 

Allied Health Professionals  See also Occupational Therapy, Pharmacology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Radiology,  Social Work

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Chiropractic)

Journals (Massage therapy)

Journals (Speech Language Pathology)

 

 

 

Books

Books (Speech Language Pathology)

Internet

Internet Search Tools

Databases

Database (Chiropractor)

Database (Massage therapy)

 

 

Anatomy  see also Medical images

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Anatomy)

 

 

 

 

Books

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Books (Anatomy)

Most Anatomy books we have in print are filed in the QS call number.  

Internet

Internet Search Tools

Anatomy web Portals and other Internet Sources

Database

 

 


Anesthesiology 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Anesthesiology) 

Journals (Anesthesia)

 

 

 

 

 

Books

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Books (Anesthesiology)

Books (Anesthesia)

Internet

Internet Search Tools

Anesthesiology  Web Portals and other Internet Sources

Database

 

 

 

Autoimmune Diseases

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Autoimmune diseases)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books

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Books (Autoimmune diseases)

 

 

Internet

Internet Search Tools

 

Database

 

 

Bioethics and Medical Ethics

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Ethics)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books

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Books (Ethics )

 

 

Internet

Internet Search Tools

Ethics Web Portals and other Internet Sources

Database

 

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Cardiology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Cardiac)

Journals (Cardiovascular Disease) 

Journals (Coronary)

Journals (Heart)

Journal (Vascular)

 

 

 

Books

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Books (Angina)

Books (Cardiac)

Books (Cardiovascular Disease)

Books (Coronary)

Books (Heart)

Books (Vascular)

Most Cardiovascular books we have in print are filed in the WG call number.  

 

Internet

Internet Search Tools

Cardiovascular web Portals and other Internet Sources 		Database

Database (Cardiac database)

 

Complementary Therapies  (Alternative Medicine)

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Complementary Therapies)

Journals (Herbal Medicine)

 

 

 

 

 

Books

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Books (Complementary Therapies)

Books (Herbal Medicine)

 

Internet

Internet Search Tools

Database

 Database (Complementary Therapies  )   

 

Continuing Education

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Books

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Internet

Internet Search Tools

Continuing Education (Online courses)   

Continuing Education Meetings and Conferences

Database

Database (Continuing Education)

 

 

  

Dermatology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Dermatology) 

Journals (Dermatitis)

Journals (Skin Diseases)

 

Books

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Books (Dermatology)

Books (Dermatitis) 

Books (Skin Diseases )

Most Dermatology books we have in print are filed in the WR call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Database

 

 Database (Dermatology)     

 

 

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Economics of Healthcare 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Healthcare costs)

Journals (Economics, medical )

Books

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Books (Healthcare costs)

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Database

 

Database (Healthcare Costs)

    

Emergency Medicine

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Emergencies)

Journals (Emergency Medicine)

Books

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Books (Emergencies)

Audiobooks (Emergencies)

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Emergency web Portals and other Internet Sources

Database

 

   Database (Emergency Medicine)

Endocrinology

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Endocrine System Diseases) 

Journals (Endocrinology) 

Journals (Diabetes) 

Journals (Metabolic diseases)

Books

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Books (Endocrine System Diseases) 

Books (Diabetes)

Books (Metabolic diseases)

Most Endocrinology books we have in print are filed in the WK call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Diabetes web Portals and other Internet Sources

Database

 

   

 

Epidemiology  

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Communicable Diseases

Journals (Infection)

Journals (Influenza)

Journal (Virus Disease)

Books

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Books (Communicable Diseases)

Books (Infection)

Books (Influenza)

Books (Virus Disease)

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Influenza web Portals and other Internet Sources

Database

 

   Database (Epidemiology statistics)

 

Evidence based Medicine

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Evidence based medicine)

Journals (Quality of healthcare)

Journals (Quality assurance )

Books and Guidelines

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Books (Evidence based medicine) 

Books (Quality of healthcare)

Books (Quality assurance )

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced a series of highly specialized reports on Evidence Based Medicine

Guidelines (standards)

Standards are often published as a journal article.  You can limit a search using PubMed or OVID to Practice Guidelines to find these.

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Search Engines for evidence based practice

Evidence based medicine web Portals and other Internet Sources

Quality of healthcare portals and other Internet Sources

Tutorials

 

Database

Database (Evidence based medicine)

Database (Quality Databases)

 

     

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Family Medicine   see also General medicine  

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Family Practice) 

Books 

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Books (Family Practice)  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

 

Database

 

 

 

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Gastrointestinal System

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Gastrointestinal) 

Journals (Colon) 

Journals (Colonic) 

Journals (Colorectal) 

Journals (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases)

Journals (Liver Diseases)

Books 

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Books (Gastrointestinal)

Books (Intestinal diseases) 

Books (Colon) 

Books (Colonic) 

Books (Colorectal)

Books (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases)

Books (Liver Diseases)

 Most Gastrointestinal system books we have in print are filed in the WI call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Gastrointestinal portals and other Internet Sources

 

Database

 

 

 

General Medicine

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Clinical Medicine) 

Journals (Internal Medicine) 

Books 

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Books (Clinical Medicine) 

Books (Internal Medicine) 

Most Practice of Medicine books we have in print are filed in the WB call number.  

See Also General medical reference books (try the encyclopedias for example)

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Medicine portals and other Internet Sources

Database

 

  Database (Medicine)

 

 

Genetics 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Genetics) 

Journals (Genomics) 

Books 

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Books (Genetics) 

Internet

Internet Search Tools

Genetic portals and other Internet Sources

 

Database

Database(Genetics)

 

 

Geriatrics / Gerontology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Books

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Most Geriatric diseases books we have in print are filed in the WT call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

 

Database

 

   Database (Aging)

 

Hematology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Hematology) 

Journals (Hematologic Diseases)

Journals (Blood) 

Books

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Books (Hematology) 

Books (Hematologic Diseases)

Books (Blood) 

Most Hematology  books we have in print are filed in the WH call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Hematology portals and other Internet Sources

Database

 

  Databases (Hematology)

 

Hospital

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Hospital)

 

Books

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Books (Hospital) 

Hospital Directories

Most Hospital books we have in print are filed in the WX call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Hospital portals and other Internet Sources

Hospital accreditation portals and other Internet Sources

Database

 

  Database (Hospital Statistics)

 

Immunology and Bacteriology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Immunity) 

Journals (Microbiology)

Books

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Books (Immunity)

 

Most Immunology books we have in print are filed in the QW call number. 

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Database

 

  Database (Microbiology)

Medical Records

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Medical records)

Books

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Books (Medical Records)

 

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Medical Record portals and other Internet Sources

Databases

 

  

Medical  Tests

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Diagnostic techniques) 

Journals (Diagnostic tests) 

Journals (Laboratory techniques) 

Books

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Books (Diagnostic techniques) 

Books (Laboratory techniques) 

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

 

  Database (Laboratory technique)

Medical Images  see also Videos

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Books

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Books (Atlases) 

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

Image Databases

  

Medicine, History of

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (History of Medicine)

Books

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Books (History of Medicine)

Most Medical history books we have in print are filed in the WZ call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

  

   


Nephrology & Urology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Kidney)

Journals (Urology)

Books

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Books (Kidney)

Books (Urology)

Most Urogenital books we have in print are filed in the WJ call number. 

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Kidney portals and other Internet Sources

Databases

  

 

Neurology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Neurology) 

Journals (Nervous System Diseases)

Journals (Neurosurgery) 

Books

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Books (Neurology) 

Books (Nervous System Diseases) 

Books (Neurosurgery) 

Most Nervous system books we have in print are filed in the WL call number. 

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Neurology portals and other Internet Sources

Databases

  Databases (Neurology)

Nursing

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Nursing) 

Journals (Surgical Nursing)

Books

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Books (Nursing) 

Books (Surgical Nursing)

Most Nursing books we have in print are filed in the WY call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

  Databases (Nursing)

 

 
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Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Gynecology)

Journals (Obstetrics) 

Journals (Pregnancy)

Journals (Reproductive Medicine)

Journals (Midwifery)

Books

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Books (Gynecology)

Books (Obstetrics)

Books (Pregnancy)

Most Gynecology books we have in print are filed in the WP call number. 
 
Most Obstetric books we have in print are filed in the WQ call number. 

 

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

  Database (Lactatio)

 

 

Oncology (Cancer) 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Neoplasms) 

Journals (Radiation Oncology) 

Books

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Books (Neoplasms) 

Books (Oncology) 		Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

   Databases (Oncology)

 

 

Occupational Therapy

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Occupational therapy) 

Books

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Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

   Database (Occupational Therapy)

Ophthalmology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Books

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Books (Ophthalmology)

Books (Eye)

Audiobooks (Ophthalmology)

Most ophthalmology books we have in print are filed in the WW call number.  

 

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Database

 

 

 

 

 

Orthopedics  

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Orthopedics) 

Books

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Books (Orthopedics) 
 
Most Orthopedic  books we have in print are filed in the WE call number. 
Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

    

Otolaryngology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Otolaryngology) 

Books

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Books (Otolaryngology) 
 
Most Otorhinolaryngology books we have in print are filed in the WV call number. 
Internet

Internet Search Tools

Otolaryngology portals and other Internet Sources
Databases

 

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 Pathology

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Pathology)

Books

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Books (Pathology)
 
Most Clinical pathology books we have in print are filed in the QY call number,  and those of Pathology QZ call number. 
Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Pathology portals and other Internet Sources

Databases

    

 

 

Pediatrics  

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Pediatrics)

Books

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Books (Pediatrics)
 
Most Pediatric books we have in print are filed in the WS call number. 
Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Pediatrics portals and other Internet Sources

Databases

    Databases (Pediatrics)

 

 
Pharmacy see also Complementary therapies

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Pharmacology)

Books

Scroll through the various pages Books (Pharmacology)  

Books (Pharmaceutical preparations)  

Most pharmacy books we have in print are filed in the QV call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Pharmacy portals and other Internet Sources

Pharmaceutical related web portals

Databases

Databases (Clinical Trials) 

Databases (Controlled Trials)

Databases (Drugs)

Databases (Pharmaceutical preparations)

Databases (Pharmacopoeias)

Databases (Pharmacy)

 

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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Physical Medicine)

Books

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Books (Physical Medicine)  

Books (Rehabilitation)

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

   Databases (Rehabilitation)

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Psychiatry /Psychology  

   

        

 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Books

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Books (Mental)  

Books (Psychology)     

Books (Psychiatry)    

Books (Psychiatric Nursing) 

Most Psychiatry books we have in print are filed in the WM call number.  

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Mental web related web portals

Databases

    Databases (Psychology)


Pulmonary / Respiratory Tract

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Pulmonary) 

Books

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Books (Pulmonary)   

Books (Lung Diseases)   

Books (Respiratory tract diseases) 

  Most Respiratory system books we have in print are filed in the WF call number. 

Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Lung related web portals

Databases

    

 

 


Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging  
 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Radiology)

Books

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Books (Radiology)  

Books (Diagnostic Imaging)  

Books (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Most Radiology books we have in print are filed in the WN call number. 
Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Radiology related web portals

Databases

    Databases (Imaging)

 

 

 
         Reference Sources -- Only a few internet resources are listed here. Please use the Internet Search Tools to find others.
 

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Books

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Books (Abbreviations)  
Books (Dictionaries, Language)
Books (Dictionaries, Medical) Books (Directories - physicians) Books (Directories - hospitals) Books (Directories - Phone)  Books (Encyclopedias)
Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

    

 

 

 

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Social Work

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Social Work) 

Books

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Books (Social Work) 
 
 Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

    Database (Social Work)

 

 

Sports Medicine

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Journals (Sports Medicine) 

Books

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Books (Sports Medicine) Books (Athletic injuries)
 
 Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

    

 

 

Statistical Resources  

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Books

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Books (Medical Statistics)
Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Statistics related web sites

Databases

    

Surgery
 

Journals - Key Journal databases will help you find articles within these journals.    

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Books

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Books (Surgery) 

Books (Surgical Procedures)

 
Most Surgery  books we have in print are filed in the WO call number. 
Internet

 

Internet Search Tools

Databases

    

 


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