Medical Resource Sites
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NLM's (National Library of Medicine's) Databases & Electronic Information Sources
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Step By Step Guide to Searching PubMed
(tutorial on searching on the National Library of Medicine's
PubMed -- the Medline search engine)
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Free Medline Search at National Library of Medicine
(Pub Med and Internet Grateful Med)
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National Library of Medicine, LocatorPlus
(searchable catalog of the National Library of Medicine's books, journals, and
audiovisuals as well as access points to other medical research tools)
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National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus
(large medical resource site)
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Medikeo - Multiple Medical Search Engines
(15 search engines for different areas of medicine...
Home page in French, but click to go to each search engine, and
you'll be offered an option in English)
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PogoFrog.Com
(They say it is a medical search engine for physicians that "jumps
over the layman-focused clutter on the internet to find only credible medical
information for physicians.")
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WiserWiki
(Just like Wikipedia, but this one can only be edited by board certified doctors.)
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Researching Medical Literature On The Web
(article on where and how to do medical research online)
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How to Search for Medical Information
(another excellent article on where and how to do
medical research)
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National Health Information Center - Health Information Resources Database
(huge database of names, real addresses and web addresses of organizations
that provide health information)
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The Doe Report: Medical Information, The Internet, and You
(yet another article on medical research on the internet)
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CAPHIS - Consumer & Patient Health Information Section - Health
Web Sites You Can Trust
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The Merck Manual, Seventeenth Edition
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The Merck Manual Home Edition Online
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Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
(the classic text, together with illustrations and searchable)
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Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body - Illustration Index
(browsable by thumbnails)
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Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body - Subject Index
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Electronic
Handbook of Legal Medicine (medical reference guide for litigation
professionals - full text version available online - registration required)
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Visible Human Server
(virtual anatomic construction kit on the web with 3D anatomic models)
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Healthgate's Complete Guide to Medical Tests
(searchable or alphabetically arranged guide to over 400
medical tests)
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Common Conversion Factors
(formulas for converting grams, cc's, liters, pounds
and other measurements)
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CPT Codes, Physician Procedures Category, Code Or Description
(Search/Conversion engine for CPT codes or physician procedures)
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ICD-9-CM Code Search Engine
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Another ICD-9 Code Search Engine
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AMA Physician Select...Online Doctor Finder
(also provides information on credentials)
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American Board of Medical Specialties
(online verification of board certification of
physicians and search engine for specialists)
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Find a Maryland Physician, Maryland Med-Chi Society
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Online Medical Dictionary
(largest online medical dictionary of which we are
aware)
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Complete Home Medical Guide - Diagnostic Tests & Procedures
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MedicineNet - Medical Procedures & Tests Index
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Medical Online Glossaries & Resources
(In the site's own words... "The Most Comprehensive Multilingual Listing of Online Medical Dictionaries on
the Internet. Over 1,260 links to useful & informative medical & health-related web
sites and medical dictionaries in eighteen languages")
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Healthopedia
(In the site's own words, "...a medical and health consumer information resource
containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from
trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics.")
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MedicineNet Online Medical Dictionary
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Simplification Guide to Medical Terms
(glossary of medical terms - University of Michigan Medical School)
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Biotech's Life Science Dictionary
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Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms in Nine European
Languages
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Medical Terminology Desk, Alphabetical Glossary of Medical Terminology
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Medical Abbreviations, Medical Dictionary, ICD-9 Search, Drug Search - Medilexicon
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Emedicine Online Textbooks
(Free access to online medical textbooks. The emergency medicine
text is complete, but there are also texts in progress on many
other subjects)
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Medical Textbooks On-Line - Family Practice, Geriatrics, Infectious Disease, and many others
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Virtual ER
(emergency medicine resources)
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E-Journal Showcase - Free Electronic Journals in Medicine and Health
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Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web
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Directory of Electronic Health Sciences Journals
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Free Medical Journals.Com
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Highwire Press, Stanford University
(163,162 free full-text articles and 725,290 total articles from various scientific journals)
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Periodici Biomedici, Biomedical Journals
(alphabetized index and links to biomedical journals on
the Web)
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JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association
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The Lancet, Electronic Research Archive
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New England Journal of Medicine
(free email subscription available to receive each
issue's table of contents)
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UHS Clinical Pathways
(collection of standardized medical approaches to common clinical problems)
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Multimedia Medical Reference Library
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OR Live - Videos of surgical procedures, both live and archived
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National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) Library
(pathology resources - articles, links, guidelines, cause of death tutorial)
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The Virtual Autopsy
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Medical Images and Illustrations
(links to medical image archives)
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Surgical Planning Laboratory-Brigham and Women's Hospital, Radiology Department
(image and movie archive of various parts of the anatomy, plus
numerous papers and presentations on various topics in imaging and an
anatomy browser applet for viewing 3D models)
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Medifocus
(Research reports for lawyers on selected topics in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. This is a for pay service.)
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Making It Easier to Read Prescriptions
(article from FDA Consumer magazine about proposals for
making it easier to read prescriptions, together with helpful
listing of common abbreviations)
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HealthScout
(many helpful articles with the latest news in medical science on various medical issues)
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MedicConsult
(articles and resources on numerous medical conditions,
with pulldown menu on front page)
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Virtual Hospital
(articles and resources for the general public and for the medical profession by the University of Iowa Health Care)
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DrKoop.Com
(articles on an assortment of common medical ailments, named after the bearded, former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop)
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Medem - Healthcare Information from the Nations Medical Societies
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NIH - Health Information Index
(information on diseases currently under investigation by NIH
or NIH-supported scientists, major NIH research areas, and important
health-related topics)
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Medical Matrix
(large indexed site containing clinical medical
resources. You must register to enter site, but it's free)
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Medical Legal Web Directory
(large listing of medical-legal web sites)
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MedMark - Medical Bookmarks
(database of web medical resources, searchable and indexed by specialty)
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The Diseases Database
(cross-referenced index of human disease, medications, symptoms, signs, abnormal
investigation findings etc. This site provides a medical textbook-like index and search
portal.)
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Obstetrical Ultrasound and Prenatal Diagnosis
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Article: Interpretation of the Electronic Fetal Heart Rate During Labor
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Fetal Echocardiography Homepage
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The Use of Electronic Fetal Monitoring - National Electronic Library for Health - Full Text Guideline Collection
(huge collection of citations to articles in the medical literature on electronic fetal monitoring)
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The Global Regional Anesthesia Website
(anesthesia resources...ugly site, but packed with
links)
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Interactive Anesthesia Bulletin Board
(post questions and answers on issues in anesthesia)
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American Society of Anesthesiologists; Standards, Guidelines
and Statements
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Healthfinder
(U.S. Government health site search engine and index)
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Achoo Internet Health Directory
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Bill's Net World
(topic index of medical sites on the Web)
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HealthAtoZ, The Search Engine for Health and Medicine
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Brain and Mind, Electronic Magazine on Neuroscience
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Neurotrauma Law Nexus
(Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries)
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Neuroexam.Com
(Describes itself as: "An interactive online guide to the neurological examination")
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Health Web
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Medscape
(medical news and medical resource metasite)
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Trauma.Org, Care of the Injured
(trauma resources)
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AAST Webnet - The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
(information regarding all phases of the care of the trauma
patient)
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American Trauma Society
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World Wide Wounds
(resource for dressing materials and practical wound management information)
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American Heart Association, Heart and Stroke Resources
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Internet Stroke Center
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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WorldOrtho.com's Electronic Orthopedic Textbook
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Spine Universe
(large resource site for back and neck injuries and impairments)
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Spine-Health.com
(large resource site for back and neck injuries and impairments)
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Yale Heart Book
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Neurosurgery Online
(Official Journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
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Human Anatomy On-line
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Southern California Orthopedic Institute
(orthopedic resources)
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Arthritis and Glucosamine Information Center
(information and resources on arthritis and glucosamine)
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Cancer News on the Net
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Acurian
(state-by-state listings of clinical trials of cutting-edge drugs
under investigation both by pharmaceutical manufacturers and/or academic
research facilities)
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Martindale's Health Science Guide 2003
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Martindale's The Virtual Medical Center
(huge medical resource site)
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MedWeb - Emory University
(catalog of biomedical and health related web sites maintained by the health
science library at Emory University)
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NIH's CHID - Combined Health Information Database
(large, searchable bibliographic database produced by health-related agencies of the
Federal Government covering 16 topics and providing titles, abstracts, and availability
information for health information and health education resources)
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BioMedNet
(large directory of medical resources by Reed Elsevier)
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InfoRetrieve
(research site ... PubMed, ArticleFinder, Medline, DocSource, article retrieval and delivery)
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MedicineNet
(large, searchable medical resource site)
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CWRU School of Medicine, Medical Resources
(Case Western Reserve University)
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The Medical Algorithms Project
(over 3,000 medical algorithms available for download. A medical
algorithm is any computation, formula, survey, or look-up table, useful in healthcare.)
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Index to Algorithms - American Family Physician
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OB-GYN.Net
(obstetric and gynecologic resources)
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The Archives of Sci.Med.Obgyn
(web site for newsgroup sci.med.obgyn)
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U.S. Pharmacopeia
(pharmaceutical resources from The United States
Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.)
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Drug Digest
(consumer health and drug information)
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Clinical Pharmacology 2000
(An electronic drug reference and drug therapy management
website, requiring registration, but registration is free)
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FDA Drug and Device Product Approvals
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Drugs@FDA
(Searchable database of approved and tentatively approved prescription,
over-the-counter, and discontinued drugs, together with all documentation and
materials pertaining to each, including approval history, gathered together from
across FDA's many web pages)
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RxList, The Internet Drug Index
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Dr. Bob's Psychopharmacology Tips
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Pharma-Lexicon
(search engine for huge index of medical and pharmaceutical acronyms and abbreviations
and their definitions)
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Dr. Bob's Mental Health Links
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center...Medical Links
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Burn Information
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Chemical Burns
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American Burn Association
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Geriatric Care - Resources on Geriatric Issues
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