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MEDICAL SCIENCE

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Library Catalogs

Research Databases

Periodicals

Reference Books

Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

Guides

Internet Links

Academics Research and Statistics

Associations

Governmental and Statistical Resources

 

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Library Catalogs - Find books, and other library materials

UNF Library Catalog -- tips for finding medical science topics in the library

Other Library Catalogs

Research Databases - Find articles in journals, magazines, etc.

Medical and Health Science Databases

General Databases

Periodicals and Journals

Located on the Third Floor of the Library, along with newspapers. Periodicals can be in Microfilm, Microfiche, Hard Copy or Online. Assistance is available to answer your questions.

CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing PERIODICALS COLL RT1.C75

Reference Books - Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.

Located on the Second Floor of the Library, Reference materials provide quick answers on a variety of subjects. The UNF Library's Reference Collection should have specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks for nearly any subject you want to cover. Two rows of Printed Indexes are located near the computers. Further assistance is available at the Reference Desk. The following materials are particularly useful for finding information on medical and health sciences.

Atlas of Human Anatomy
REFERENCE COLL QM25.N46 1997

Best Graduate Programs. Physical and Biological Sciences (The)
REFERENCE COLL L901.S78 1999

Cecil Textbook of Medicine
REFERENCE COLL RC46.C423 1995

Chronology of Medicine and Related Sciences
REFERENCE COLL R133.M717 1997

Consumer Health USA: Essential Information form the Federal Health Network
REFERENCE COLL RC81.C725 1995

Consumer Health Information Source Book (The)
REFERENCE COLL RA776.R3566 1998

Consumer's Medical Desk Reference: Information Your Doctor Can't or Won't Tell You--Everything You Need to Know for the Best in Health Care
REFERENCE COLL RC81.I46 1995

Exploring Health Care Careers
REFERENCE COLL R690.E97 2002

Facts on File Biology Handbook (The)
REFERENCE COLL QH310.F23 2000

Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Medicine and Surgery
REFERENCE COLL QM23.2.G73 1995

International Nursing Index v. 1 (1966-Present)
INDEX COLL RT1.I58

Internet for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals (The)
REFERENCE COLL RT50.5.E36 2002

Johns Hopkins Symptoms and Remedies: The Complete Home Medical Reference
REFERENCE COLL RC81.J66 1999

Johns Hopkins Family Health Book
REFERENCE COLL RC81.J64 1999

Mapping Epidemics: A Historical Atlas of Disease
REFERENCE COLL RA792.H64 2000

McMinn's Color Atlas of Human Anatomy
REFERENCE COLL QM25.A2 1998

Medelian Inheritance in Man: A Catalog of Human Genes and Genetic Disorders
REFERENCE COLL QH442.4.M35 1998

Medicine in Quotations: Views of Health and Disease Through the Ages
REFERENCE COLL R705.M465 2000

Mosby's Primary Care Consultant
REFERENCE COLL RC76.D86 1998

Prescription for Nutritional Healing
REFERENCE COLL RA784.B248 2000

Professional Guide to Diseases
REFERENCE COLL RT65.P69 2001

Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic Healing, 1762-`778
REFERENCE COLL RM666.H33 K8713 2001

Sports Injuries Source: Basic Consumer Health Information About Common Sports Injuries. . .
REFERENCE COLL RD97.S736 2002

Wolf-Heidegger's Atlas of Human Anatomy
REFERENCE COLL QM25.W633 2001

Dictionaries

Bailliere's Nurses' Dictionary
REFERENCE COLL RT21.N8 2000

A Dictionary of Biology
REFERENCE COLL QH302.5.D5 2000

Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (The)
REFERENCE COLL QH575.D5 1999

Dictionary of Genetics
REFERENCE COLL QH427.K55 1996

Dictionary of the History of Medicine (A)
REFERENCE COLL R121.S398 1999

Elsevier's Dictionary of Biology
REFERENCE COLL QH302.5.E47 1998

Elsevier's Dictionary of Genera of Life
REFERENCE COLL QH83.T77 1999

Facts on File Dictionary of Biology (The)
REFERENCE COLL QH302.5.F38 1999

Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever: A Dictionary of Medical Folklore
REFERENCE COLL RC81.A2R56 1991

McGraw-Hill Dictionary on Life Sciences
REFERENCE COLL QH302.5M3 1997

Melloni's Illustrated Dictionary of Medical Abbreviations
REFERENCE COLL R121.M539 1998

Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary
REFERENCE COLL R121.M89 2001

Mosby's Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health
REFERENCE COLL R121.M892 1998

Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (The)
REFERENCE COLL QP512.O94 2000

Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine (The)
REFERENCE COLL RC1206.O94 1998

Penguin Dictionary of Biology (The)
REFERENCE COLL QH13.N62 1995

Webster's New Explorer Medical Dictionary: Created in Cooperation With the Editors of Merriam-Webster
REFERENCE COLL R121.W358 1999

Encyclopedias and Glossaries

Alternative Health & Medicine Encyclopedia (The)
REFERENCE COLL R733.M38 1995b

Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Alternative Healing Therapies (The)
REFERENCE COLL R733.C658 1999

Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies (The)
REFERENCE COLL QH332.C66 2001

DK Encyclopedia of Healing Therapies
REFERENCE COLL R733.W65 1997

Encyclopedia of Genetics
REFERENCE COLL QH427.E54 2001

Encyclopedia of Human Biology
REFERENCE COLL QP11.E53 1997

Encyclopedia of Native American Healing
REFERENCE COLL E98.M4 L96 1996

Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism: Sacred Ceremonies of North America
REFERENCE COLL E98.M4 L98 1998

Family Encyclopedia of Disease (The)
REFERENCE COLL RC81.A2F36 1999

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (The)
REFERENCE COLL RC41.G35 1999

Health and Illness: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
REFERENCE COLL R733.L477 1997

Medical Meanings: A Glossary of Word Origins
REFERENCE COLL R123.H29 1997

PDR Family Guide: Encyclopedia of Medical Care (The)
REFERENCE COLL RC81.A2 P37 1997

Slee's Health Care Terms
REFERENCE COLL RA423.S545

Taber's Medical Word Book With Pronunciations: Based on Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 16th Edition as Edited by Clayton L. Thomas
REFERENCE COLL R121.T1813 1990

Guides

American Medical Association Family Medical Guide (The)
REFERENCE COLL RC81.A543 1994

Barron's Guide to Medical & Dental Schools
REFERENCE COLL R690.W558 1995

Complete German Commission E Monographs. Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines
REFERENCE COLL RM666.H33 C67 1998

Magill's Medical Guide
REFERENCE COLL RC41.M34 1998

Medical Advisor: The Complete Guide to Alternative & Conventional Treatments The)
REFERENCE COLL RC81.A2 M492 1996

Medical Tests Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information. . .
REFERENCE COLL RC71.3.M45 1999

100 Best Careers for the 21st Century
REFERENCE COLL HF5381.F476 1999

Patient's Guide to Medical Tests (The)
REFERENCE COLL RC71.P38 1997

Scientific Style and Format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
REFERENCE COLL T11.S386 1994

Stedman's Abbreviations: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols
REFERENCE COLL R123.S69 1999

Writing for Publication in Nursing
REFERENCE COLL RT24.O35 2001

Internet Resources

General Links and Directories

GeneClinics

Guide to Medical Information and Support on the Internet

Healthfinder - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Hospital Web--Mass. General Hospital

Human Genome Project: "To Know Ourselves" (The)

Museum of Health & Medical Science

Quackwatch

Shape Up America

Stay Healthy

Academics Research and Statistics

AEGIS (HIV knowledge base)

American Medical Association Home Page (AMA)

Emory University Medical Web Page

GALEN II (AIDS/HIV)

Hardin MD Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web

HealthWeb

Martindale's Virtual Medical Center

Mayo Clinic

MedHunt: Medical Document Finder

Medical Matrix

Medical Schools of the United States and Canada

Merck Manual (The)

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)

Oregon Health & Science University

PubMed

University of Florida Health Science Center

University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center

WWW Cancer Information

Associations

Alternative Medicine Foundation - Nonprofit organization that provides "evidence-based" research resources for health care professionals and responsible and reliable information for patients and consumers.

American Academy of Family Physicians - National Association of family doctors.The Academy has more than 93,100 members in 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Promotes and maintans high quality standards for family doctors who provide health care to the public.

American Medical Association (AMA) - THE association for all American doctors. Includes medical education resources and employment opportunities.

American Association of Critical Care Nurses - Created in 1969 to educate nurses working in intensive care units. the AACN has 270 chapters representing all U.S.states and the nation of Germany.

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - An independent, non-profit organization that certifies doctors practicing psychiatry and neurology. A member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

American Board of Radiology - Professional certification board for Radiology (X-Ray) Physicians.

American Medical Student Association - Oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States.

American Nurses Association - Full-service professional organization representing 2.6 million Registered Nurses in the U.S.

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates - Through its program of certification, ECFMG assesses the readiness of graduates of foreign medical schools to enter residency or fellowship programs in the U.S.

Florida Hospital Association - Not-for-profit association representing all types of hospitals throughout the state, "to effectively and efficiently serve the healthcare needs of their communities."

International and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists - The IAACN is a professional association of practicing clinical nutritionists in many health care professions who strive to attain the highest standards of competency and practice.

RYAN Associates (N.A.O.H.P)--National Association of Occupational Health Professionals - Supporting provider-based occupational health programs and professionals in achieving the highest quality standards of service and care.

National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems - Represents America's most important safety net hospitals and health systems, which provide high quality health services for all patients, including the uninsured.

MEDWEB @ Emory University - further information concerning professional medical and health associations can be found at this site!

Governmental and Statistical Resources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Data & Surveys

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data and Statistics

Centers for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics

Medline Plus

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Statistics for Social and Health Research: With Guide to SPSS GENERAL COLL HA29.A688 2000

World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHO)


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