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Reference Books

Encyclopedias

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine  RC 41 G53 1999 (6 vol.) 
Encyclopedia of Nursing Research   RT 81.5 E53 2006

 

Diagnostic Manuals, Dictionaries & Handbooks

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: an evidence-based guide to planning care  RT 48.6 A35 2008
Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research  RT 81.5 P69 2006
Infectious Diseases: In Context  RC 111 I516 2008 (2 vol.)
Human Diseases & Conditions  RC 81 A2 H75 2000 (3 vol.)
Nursing health assessment : a critical thinking, case studies approach  RT 48 D54 2007
Diseases & Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual   RT 51 S66 2002

Library of Congress Call Numbers: Health-related Subjects

Human Anatomy QM   Internal Medicine RC
Physiology QP   Nursing RT
Pathology RB      
 

eBooks 

  • eBook Collection

    • Contains a Health and Medicine category.

  • Magill's Medical Guide 6th ed.

  • Salem Health provides online access to five medical encyclopedias: Magill’s Medical Guide, and four Salem Health encyclopedias–Cancer, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Genetics & Inherited Conditions, and Infectious Diseases & Conditions. All five are also available in print in our Reference collection.

     

    Journal article and research databases

  • CINAHL

    • (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
    For health or medicine aspects of science.  Over 600 full text periodicals.  
    New to CINAHL? View our quick tutorial (2:27min).

  • Health Source

    • Nursing / Academic Edition. Has nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

  • ProQuest Family Health

    • Find complete, full-text information from covering numerous aspects of family health from sports injuries to women’s health, from food and nutrition to midwifery, from eye care to dentistry.

  • PubMed

    • PubMed comprises more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

  • eLibrary

    • Contains a wealth of resources from newspapers, magazines and audio-video products on all aspects of medical sciences.  Browse to Topics > Science > Health & Medical Sciences.

     

  • . Academic Search Premier

    • For general academic research.

     

    Medline Plus  
    MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand (FAQ’s).

    Introduction to Muscle Physiology and Design
    From the National Skeletal Muscle Research Center.

    Learn.Genetics
    Developed at the University of Utah’s Genetic Science Learning Center, this site provides introductory materials about genetics and educational modules on current findings.

    Newswise – Medical News
    Recent press releases on medical topics. Find info. about recently published studies from the researchers and sponsoring institutions.

    National Human Genome Research Institute
    Covering biomedical research and genetic components of complex disorders. Includes a ‘Talking Glossary’.

    American Association of Anatomists
    Under the educational resources section there are atlases, tutorials, and dissections, along with many biology links.

    LUMEN
    Web resources on the structure of the human anatomy.

    Winking Skull
    Interactive online human anatomy resource. Registration required.

    PhysiologyInfo.org
    From the American Physiological Society, information and current research about physiology.

    Multimedia Medical Encyclopedia
    From the University of Maryland Medical Center.

    HealthLinks.net
    An online Healthcare Information Portal — Directory and Guide.

    Medscape
    From the WebMD company, a “leading provider of health information services, serving consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers and health plans.” Registration required.

    Lippincott´s Nursing Center
    Powered by more than 50 of the leading peer-reviewed nursing journals, including the American Journal of Nursing, Nursing2011, Nursing Management, The Nurse Practitioner, Nursing2011 Critical Care, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  initially created this website to help spread clinical information to nurses in rural areas who would otherwise not have access to the latest journals and technology. Registration required.

    Atlas of the Body
    From the AMA – a great introduction.

    Google Scholar
    Search for articles, theses, books, and abstracts, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories.  If an article is not available through WCC Databases, please request an interlibrary loan.

     

    Kiki Tommila