Medicine & Nursing
Databases: find journal articles, technical reports, etc.
- Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic. Over 100 full text journals.
- BioMed Central. Full text for over 100 "open access" peer-reviewed biomedical and bioinformatics journals.
- Clinical Pharmacology. Concise drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs. Also includes monographs for herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. Patient education information available in English and Spanish.
- Directory of Open Access Journals [DOAJ]. Provides access to the full text of over 1100 free scholarly journals.
- FSTA: Food Science & Technology Abstracts. Includes references to articles about nutrition and food supplements.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition. Over 300 full text journals on health and wellness.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. Over 550 full text journals.
- MEDLINE. References on medicine, nursing, dentistry, and health administration. Compiled by the National Library of Medicine. Subset of PubMed.
- Nature. Full text, 1997 to present. Nature is an international journal publishing original, groundbreaking research in all scientific disciplines.
- Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Basic. Approximately 100 full text journals.
- PubMed. MEDLINE references, plus "in process" citations, references to additional life science literature, and citations to older biomedical literature (1950-1965). Produced by the National Library of Medicine. Part of the Entrez life sciences search engine.
- PubMed Central (PMC) Archive of biomedical and life sciences journal articles, compiled by NIH.
- TOXNET. National Library of Medicine databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas. Includes TOXLINE references.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Professional Societies
- American Hospital Association
- American Medical Association
- American Nurses Association [ANA NursingWorld]
- American Osteopathic Association [DO-Online]
- American Public Health Association
- Maine Hospital Association
- Maine Medical Association
- Maine Osteopathic Association
- Maine Public Health Association
- Maine State Nurses Association
Technical Data
- Comprehensive Cancer Information [National Cancer Institute]
- DIRLINE [Directory of Health Organizations Online]
- EthnoMed. Patient education materials in several languages, plus information about cultural beliefs, medical issues, and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants.
- Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 3rd Edition [2000-2005]. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force/AHRQ. Includes Periodic Updates and New Releases in Preventive Services.
- Health Care: Clinical Information Index Page. AHRQ. Includes Evidence-based Practice and Preventive Services.
- Health Care: Consumers and Patients Index Page. AHRQ. Includes Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age--Checklist for Your Next Checkup, Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults, The Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children, Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+ and Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age--Checklist for Your Next Checkup.
- Health Hotlines
- HerbMed. Data on the use of herbs for health.
- InteliHealth. Consumer information on health, complementary and alternative medicine, and wellness.
- MedlinePlus. Consumer health information compiled by the National Library of Medicine.
- MedlinePlus: Drug Information. Compiled by the National Library of Medicine.
- MedWatch - Medical Product Safety Information
- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Based on the 17th (Centennial; 1999) edition, with updates.
- The Merck Manual--Second Home Edition
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- MSDS SEARCH National Repository. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) from large collection of manufacturers.
- MSDS Solutions. Over 1 million Material Safety Data Sheets.
- National Guideline Clearinghouse. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
- National Immunization Program: Recommendations/Adult Schedule
- National Immunization Program: Recommendations/Child Schedule
- Office of Dietary Supplements [NIH]
- Sloan-Kettering - About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products
Internet Directories
Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207-581-1661
Updated:
04/16/2007
by Nancy R. Curtis
