HELIN Library Catalog - The combined library catalog of RWU, PC, URI, RIC, CCRI, Salve, JWU, Bryant, Wheaton, and Brown
InRhode - to find books in both the HELIN Library Catalog and Brown's Library Catalog, Josiah
Link to a listing of the library's databases relevant to Medicine and Health. Many of these databases will provide full-text articles.
Link to RWU e-journal subscriptions. Search by title or subject.
- American Society for Microbiology Journals
- Includes Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Applied Environmental Microbiology, Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, Eukaryotic Cell, Infection and Immunity, Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Journal of Virology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, Molecular and Cellular Biology.
- BioMed Central
- "BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research." Open Access Journals
- BioMedical and Clinical Journals On-line
- From MedWorld Research Corner. This site offers a comprehensive listing of medical journals on the Internet.
- British Medical Journal
- Effective Clinical Practice
- Electronic Journals at Brown University
- Most require a subscription.
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Free Medical Journals.com
- Hundreds of biomedical journals that provide free access to some of their content. Each journal will have a different access policy.
- High Wire Press
- Free full text science archives from Stanford University.
- JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
- The Lancet
- New England Journal of Medicine
- PLOS Biology
- PLoS Biology is a peer-reviewed open-access journal published monthly by the Public Library of Science.
- PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
- ScienceDirect
- Search or browse this collection of science and social science journals. Contains full-text back to 1995 of approximately 500 journals published by Elsevier. Offers citations and abstracts only to more than 1200 journals.
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Link to online reference resources such as encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, etc.
Print Reference titles can be located in the Reference area of the Main Library.
Web Sites
Comprehensive Medical and Health Sites:
- American Medical Association
- Useful site links to consumer health information, searchable database of 650,000 U.S. physicians and AIDS information center.
- Doctor's Guide to Complete Internet Medical Resources
- Links to sites by type. Includes disease-specific sites, health associations, hospital sites, medical journals and schools.
- Dr. Koop's Community
- Intended to help consumers gain access to health information.
- Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
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- Subject directory set-up. " Lists the sites that list the sites."
- Health and Human Services
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- Consumer Health Fact sheets on a variety of topics
- Health A to Z
- Searchable database and table of contents covering all aspects of the health field. Links to journals, diseases, consumer health, nursing, dental health, fitness and exercise, pharmaceuticals, emergency care, mental health, etc.
- Healthfinder
- Searchable database of online health publications, clearinghouses, web sites, self-help groups, government agencies, academic centers and nonprofit agencies.
- HealthGate
- INFOMINE -- BioAgMed
- Very comprehensive site offering links to biological, agricultural, and medical sciences web sites.
- Martindale's Health Science Guide
- Comprehensive site for the medical professional.
- MedicineNet
- Comprehensive site with many links, disease-specific information, medical news, drug information, medical dictionary, and an ask-the-doctor feature.
- MEDLINEplus
- From the National Library of Medicine. Links to a medical dictionary, encyclopedia, hospitals, publications, MEDLINE, and more. Browse by subject or search by keyword. Excellent resource for consumers and health care professionals.
- Medscape
- Offers free full-text articles, medical news and free access to MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, and TOXLINE. Registration required.
- MedWeb
- Organizes and allows searching of biomedical information found on the web.
- National Library of Medicine
- Includes free access to Medline and a link to Locatorplus, the NLM's Library Catalog.
- Reuters Health Information Services
- Daily updates of health-related news, aimed at the health care professional. Archived items are searchable.
- World Health Organization
Topical Sites:
- AEGIS: The AIDS Educational Global Information System (AEGIS)
- Very comprehensive HIV-related web site. Includes up-to-date news services.
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- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Includes access to the ToxFAQs fact sheets on hazardous substances.
- American Public Health Association
- Public health policy and practice, news, legislation, issues, and resources.
- Autism-INFO
- An overarching site that includes links to articles, other important sites, and searchable databases.
- CancerNet
- From the National Cancer Institute. Information organized according to your needs as a patient, health professional, or basic researcher.
- CDC National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
- To find information about disease, disability, or injury as related to enviromental health.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dental Care
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- Drugs@FDA
- Drug information from the FDA.
- Health World Online
- Focus here is on alternative medicine and "self-managed care."
- HIV Insite: Gateway to AIDS Knowledge
- From the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.
- Index of Food and Nutrition Internet Resources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Lots of useful consumer information here.
- Mental Health Net
- National AIDS Clearinghouse
- Service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that offers information on clinical trials and resources, news summaries, searchable AIDS databases, and links to journals and other AIDS related sites.
- National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
- Information about "evidence-based clinical practice guidelines" for health care professionals. Guidelines available from over100 different medical organizations. All can be searched or browsed by disease or condition; treatment or intervention method; or issuing organization.
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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- National Institute of Mental Health
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- National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
- Bibliographies of literature covering bioethics topics such as assisted suicide and cloning.
- OncoLink
- Excellent site for cancer information. Maintained by the University of Pennsylvania this site offers information for physicians and patients, diagnosis, current treatments, emotional support, journal links and much more.
- Primary Care Internet Guide
- International in scope, this guide is from the University of Bergen, Norway.
- WWW Virtual Library: Public Health
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Health Statistics:
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- Atlas of United States Mortality
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
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- The World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
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Scientific Citation and Research:
- Refworks
- Refworks is an online bibliographic management program that allows you to create your own personal database of references. Please see our research guide on how to use this tool located at http://library.rwu.edu/researchhelp/refworks.html
- Research & Documentation Online
- By Diana Hacker, Prince George's Community College
- Scientific Style (CBE)
- Owens Library, Northwest Missouri State University.
- Writing and Presenting Research Work
- Informative site about writing, presenting, and publishing scientific research. Includes links to life science and medical journals
