Clinical Medicine Resources

Anatomy
Anesthesia and Pain Control
Biochemistry
Bioethics
Biotechnology

Cardiology

Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Dentistry
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Evidence-Based Practice
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
General Medical Information Sites
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Health Policy & Economics
Hematology
Hepatology
Infectious Diseases  
Journals Online  
Medical Genetics
Medical Mega Search Sites
Multicultural Health
Nephrology
Neurology / Neuroscience
Nursing
Nutrition
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Occupational Medicine
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Patient Information Handouts
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Physical Therapy
Podiatry
Patient Information Handouts
Psychiatry
Public Health  
Pulmonary / Respiratory Medicine
Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Rehabilitation Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Sports Medicine   
Surgery
Toxicology
Urology

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Anatomy

Anatomy of the Human Body
Frontiers in Bioscience
has made it easy to view over 1,247 engravings of the human body from Henry Gray's classic textbook which is fully indexed and searchable.
Bristol Biomedical Image Archive
An online collection of
over 8500 medical, dental, and veterinary images. In most instances, the images can be used free of charge in learning and teaching. Free registration is all that is required to see full-size images.
Visible Human Project
Study complete anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female body.

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Anesthesia and Pain Control 

The Answer Page/Anesthesiology
A daily educational resource for anesthesia from the Harvard Medical School.
GASNet
A comprehensive site
especially for anesthesiology professionals including books, journals, tips, videos, and current news all available online.
The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology
A quarterly online peer-reviewed full text journal.
Pain.com
A world of information on pain.
The Virtual Anaestesia Textbook
An international collaboration providing a comprehensive set of links to all known anaesthesia-
related internet information.


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Biochemistry

BioChemHub
An online biology and chemistry education center.
Biochemistry Dictionary
Choose a letter and hit the "Submit" button.  There are two webpages for each letter with entries corresponding to terms beginning with that letter, the "list" page and the "definitions" page.
NetBiochem  
This website intends to be a one-stop complete Medical Biochemistry destination. 


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Bioethics

Center for Bioethics
The Center for Bioethics is an interdisciplinary, inter
-professional unit of the University of Pennsylvania Health System which aims to advance scholarly and public understanding of the ethical, legal, social and public policy issues in health care.
Ethics Manual, 5th edition
Published in full text
by the American College of Physicians.
Ethics in Medicine
An electronic resource from the University of Washington Bioethics Education Project.
Joint Centre for Bioethics
A partnership amo
ng hospitals and medical centres in and around Toronto, Ontario
emanating through the University of Toronto. Just input your topic for researching.
Just Doctoring: Medical Ethics in the Liberal State 
 
In this book Troyen A. Brennan, MD
attempts to develop a new theory of medical ethics, which he calls medical ethics as just doctoring.
NIH's Bioethics Resources on the Web
This website from the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) contains a broad array of annotated web links. The listed resources provide background information and various positions on issues in bioethics.

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Biotechnology

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)   
Established in 1988 NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information.


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Cardiology 
s.
Cardiovascular Diseases
An extensive set of links from the Karolinska Institut
utet located in Sweden.
E-chocardiography Journal
An electronic journal of cardiac ultrasound.
Heart Surgery Forum
An information center for the electronic distribution of manuscripts, abstracts, commentary, and other developments in the field of cardiac surgery.
HeartWeb
A peer-reviewed cardiology journal
published online.
The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews, multimedia presentations and case reports.
Make your choice from the drop-down menu.
Inflammatory Atherosclerosis : Characteristics of the Injurious Agent was created by Richard J. Frink, M.D. In this online textbook which illustrates changes taking place in the coronary arteries of patients with and without clinical coronary disease.
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine   
Provides information on some of the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions that is clinically impactful.
Not all of the sections on this web site are free.
12-lead ECG Library
A collection of ECG/EKG recordings which will help improve your ECG skills.


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Complementary & Alternative Medicine

AboutHerbs  
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center provides objective information for healthcare professionals, including a clinical summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and potential benefits or problems.
There is a consumer version of each monograph also available. Search for or choose an herb then peruse either the consumer or health care professional information.
Alternative Medicine Review
A peer-reviewed journal providing accurate, timely and clinically relevant original articles with abstracts available for current year issues
with past year issues in full-text.
HerbMed
An interactive evidence-based information resource  with hyperlinked access to Medline citations for professionals and researchers
which provides full access and dynamic updating to the 30 most popular herbs and an additional Herb of the Month.
RxMed Herbal and Dietary Supplements
Complete information on herbals, vitamins, and dietary supplements.
Tropical Plant Database
Raintree Nutrition provides comprehensive plant data containing taxonomy data, phytochemical and ethnobotanical data, uses in traditional medicine, and clinical research including links to clinical abstracts.


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Dentistry

A Comprehensive Color Photo Atlas of Dentistry
See a large collection of color photographs of oral dental diseases and their tretament.
Dental Atlas
Graphics and descriptions of important lesions of the oral cavity.
Disease Image Database
An interactive tool developed at the University of Southern California.
JADA: Journal of the American Dental Association
The monthly Journal of the American Dental Association presents peer-reviewed research on current and developing topics in dentistry. Only abstracts are available.
The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
An online peer-reviewed journal and visionary forum for oral health care and related professionals utilizing a variety of Internet technologies to convey information to its readership.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Aims to promote health, prevent diseases and conditions, and develop new diagnostics and therapeutics while promoting the improvement oral, dental and craniofacial health.


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Dermatology

Atlas of Dermatology  
Search this database for dermatological diagnoses with supporting images. Start by choosing a search method located on the left hand side of the page.

Dermatologic Image Database
The Department of Dermatology at the University of Iowa has put together a series of images found in a busy dermatology practice.
eMedicine: Dermatology
An online medical textbook in Dermatology.
Internet Dermatology Society
Helpful links
and an electronic textbook.
Loyola University-Chicago Dermatology
The
re are five resources which aid in identifying and diagnos
ing skin problems.


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Emergency Medicine

Active First Aid  
There is high quality first aid and health and safety information fully described with easy-to-use supporting graphics.
emedicine: Emergency Medicine
 
An on-line medical reference.
Free registration required.
Emergency Medicine on the Web 
More than 50 clinical decision support tools from homepage of The National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics.
The Gist of Emergency Medicine
The entire edition is available to download in a variety of formats.
The Internet Journal of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
Peer-reviewed Internet only journal providing full text articles 
The Internet Journal of Emergency Medicine  
Peer-reviewed Internet only journal providing full text articles.

Wilderness Emergencies
  
Content that is continually updated and physician peer-reviewed provides a "what-to-do" when confronted with wilderness medical emergency situations.
Free registration required.

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Endocrinology

AACE Clinical Practice Guidelines
Contains 12 sets of clinical guidelines for endocrine conditions and 2 position statements.
Clinical Diabetes
Another journal from the American Diabetes Association that provides information on advances and state-of-the-art care for people with diabetes. It also discusses diabetes-related problems in practice, medical-legal issues, case studies, digests of recent research, and patient education materials.
Diabetes Watch  
A multidisciplinary resource for clinicians and physicians who treat patients with diabetes.
The Genetic Landscape of Diabetes  
Laura Dean, MD created this as a work in progress since the genetics of diabetes is continually changing. With links to live searches of the latest published literature and data this book should remain up to date for the utilization by the busy clinician.
Thyroid Disease Manager
This website contains a newly revised version of the textbook "The Thyroid and its Diseases" and supplementary information providing authoritative,
complete and current analysis of all aspects of human thyroid physiology and thyroid disease.


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Epidemiology

Epidemiology for the Uninitiated 4th ed., 1997.
This short online book by D. Coggins and others, provides a simplified overview to the epidemiological approach, the terminology utilized, and its methodology.
Epidemiology WWW Virtual Library Database
From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco.
MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report  
Prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
, data are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments.
NCHS Data Warehouse
National Center for Health Statistic
s (NCHS) provides tabulated state data to include charts and graphs for mortality and disease statistics.
World Gazetteer 
Provides a comprehensive set of population data and related statistics.  


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Evidence-Based Practice

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Clinical Practice Guidelines
Formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research developed statements and recommendations to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical conditions.
 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-Based Practice Resources   
These have been created to inform and develop coverage decisions, quality measures, educational materials and tools, and guidelines in clinical decision-making.
Bandolier Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary  
You'll find the definitions for the jargon words often used in evidence-based medicine including the numbers and statistics used to describe it.
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Established in Oxford England whose broad aim is to promote evidence-based health care and provide support and resources to anyone who wants to make use of them.
Cochrane Reviews
Published on a quarterly basis it consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases providing high quality information to people who provide and receive care and those responsible for research, teaching, funding and administration at all levels. Search abstracts of Cochrane Systematic Reviews free-of-charge.
Core Library for Evidence Based Practice
Links to full-text documents on all aspects of Evidence Based Practice.
Decisional Analysis and Statistics
Find information on over 45 tests and performance measures utilized in clinical medicine that all including references; some with tables.
Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC)
The University of Minnesota supports this site which organizes links to local and internet resources on evidence-based health care along with modules to introduce skills needed to practice evidence-based health care.

E
vidence-Based On-Call  (EBOC)  
This database is designed for hospital clinicians who want to integrate the best available evidence with their own personal skills and expertise to improve the care of their patients. Each topic covered in Evidence-based On Call provides a series of recommendations about issues to consider when caring for your patients.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network Practice Guidelines in Oncology
These guidelines, developed as algorithms, encompass 95% of the tumors encountered in oncology practices. Each individual guideline is posted with its latest update date and version number.
Free registration required.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
Produced in collaboration by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research(AHCPR), American Medical Association (AMA) and American Association of Health Plans (AAHP).
Netting the Evidence
Intended to facilitate evidence-based healthcare by providing support and access to helpful organizations and useful learning resources on the Internet, such as an evidence-based virtual library, software and journals.
New Zealand Guideline Group
Process based on that used by Group Health Cooperative of the Puget Sound.
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
UCSF School of Medicine presents a searchable listing of on-line guidelines grouped by clinical content with index.
TRIP : Turning Research Into Practice Database
The TRIP Database searches over 55 sites of high-quality medical information providing hyperlinked access to the largest collection of 'evidence-based' material on the web as well as articles from peer-reviewed journals and 'other' publications.


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Family Medicine

AAFP Practice Management & Practice Support
The AAFP offers a wide range of resources and tools to help family physicians successfully run their practices. Just choose from the links on the left
.
Canadian Family Physician  
This peer reviewed medical journal is primarily dedicated to serving Canadian family physicians with content that includes original research, clinical review, continuing professional development, commentary, debates and a variety of other material.
CME Center
Created by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), if offers multimedia tools for sharpening diagnostic skills, reference and resource materials, as well as CME.
Family Practice Notebook
Created by a board-certified Family Physician, it is derived from over
5000 topics within 500 chapters and 31 subspecialty books. Includes additional references and links.
GPnotebook
Created by four physicians in the UK, it provides a concise synopsis of the entire field of clinical medicine with material organized systematically ensuring rapid retrieval of needed information.
ICD-9 Codes for Family Practice
"Search" by word, phrase, or ICD-9 code or use the "Browse" option to find items by ICD-9 code groups.
University of Iowa
Patient Education Materials in Family Practice 
Covers most of the common
topics you will encounter in Family Practice. Material is organized by medical area.


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Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology & Hepatology Resource Center
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions provides this specialty resource center which includes a "Digestive Disease Library".

GASTROLAB  
Maintains an endoscopic image gallery free to use for all interested health care personals. Additional resources include support groups and associations from all over the world as well as texts and journal articles.
MDLinx-GASTRO
An online resource center for the busy Gastroenterologist.


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General Medical Information Sites

Ethnic Community Health Profiles
This publication from Duke University provides example approaches to cultural diversity in a health and human services environment.
EthnoMed

Information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of immigrants to Seattle.
Medical Algorithms Project  
Developed by the Institute for Algorithmic Medicine, you'll find m
ore than 7000 algorithms, organized into 45 chapters, are available as spreadsheets which can be opened in your browser. Free registration required.
National Medical Conferences & Meetings
List of national & international medical conferences and meetings.


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Geriatrics & Gerontology

Clinical Geriatrics  
A peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Geriatrics Society that focuses on both the clinical and practical issues related to the treatment and management of the older patient.
Geriatrics
Online version of Geriatrics magazine providing full-text peer-reviewed articles for physicians who treat patients at midlife and beyond. FREE registration required.
Geriatrics & Aging
This newsletter featuring full text articles helps guide physicians to key issues and current trends in geriatric medicine and research.
Institute of Gerontology
An online resource for practitioners and researchers interested in aging and older individuals from the Wayne State University.
Merck Manual of Geriatrics  
This third edition is truly an interdisciplinary textbook that reflects the optimal approach to geriatric care.
Statistical Information on Older Persons
The
Administration on Aging provides comprehensive data resources on the aging characteristics of America and Americans.


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Health Policy & Economics  

AISHealth.com

Highly targeted news, data and strategic information for managers in hospitals, managed care plans, and other health care organizations with free daily information updates.
Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC)  
 
A nonpartisan policy research organization that designs and conducts studies focused on the U.S. health care system. Led by noted healthcare researcher Paul B. Ginsburg, they are committed to chronicling trends in the health care system and drawing implications that are devoid of bias.

Duke Health Policy Gateway
Duke University's Center for Health Policy, Law & Management provides an extensive links site with many health care information web sites listed.
Health Forum
Combining hospital and managed care information through units of The Healthcare Forum and the AHA.
The Health of Washington State
Department of Health's state wide appraisal of health in Washington state from the perspectives of the people, health risks faced, and health systems that exist. Utilize the Table of Contents on the left-side of the page.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
An independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation acting as an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. Checkout the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report providing summaries of news stories with links to the original articles and a fully searchable archive.
Joint Commission
Formerly known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization, it provides insight into how it evaluates and accredits more than 19,500 health care organizations in the United States.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Comprehensive information and research on state issues concerning health.
NIST National Quality Program
Home of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award that provides the framework, core-values, and methods to improve company performance.
RAND Health
A division within the RAND Corporation, it concentrates on improving health and health care systems through extensive research projects.

Stateline.org: Healthcare Issues
Funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, this nonprofit online news publication reports each weekday on healthcare and state government policy issues.
The Urban Institute
Investigates, researches, and publishes on social and economic problems.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Established in 1972, it is the largest US foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans.


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Hematology   

Blood  
This online version of the print journal provides free online access to full-text Blood articles
after 1 year of the publication date.
BloodLine
Free registration is all that's required to utilize this online resource offering case studies, full-text journals and articles, an image atlas, and much more.
Hematology: The ASH Education Program Book 2008
This is published annually by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in one volume per year. Previous published volumes are available in the archives section.
HemeTeam Interactive Hematology
Started in 1992, HemeTeam has evolved to incorporate succinct accounts of the ever advancing knowledge about pathogenetic mechanisms in hematology.


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Hepatology

Hepatology Watch

At-a-glance monthly information regarding current clinical diagnosis and management of liver diseases.
HepNet
This site presents recent advances and knowledge on liver disease, slide reviews, and CME quizzes.
TPIS: Transplant Pathology Internet Services
This comprehensive multimedia resource is an outgrowth of the program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and its satellite center in Palermo, Italy.

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Infectious Diseases

AIDSinfo  
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), it
provides the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for consumers and health care providers.
Antibiotic Guide
Johns Hopkins has created a
uniques "decision support tool" which provides clinicians with concise, digested, timely information about the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases useful at the point of care. Free registration required and downloadable to an iPAQ, Jornada, Cassiopeia, and Palm OS™!
The Bad Bug Book
This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins
through the FDA.
The Big Picture Book of Viruses
Serv
ing as a catalog of virus pictures on the WWW and as a resource for those seeking more information about viruses.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 
Published monthly by the National Center for Infectious Diseases of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
HIV InSite
Gateway to AIDS knowledge from the University of California San Francisco.
International Society for Infectious Diseases ProMED-mail
The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (
ProMED-mail)
offers rapid global dissemination of information on infectious disease outbreaks and acute exposures to toxins that affect human health. Offered in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese. 

Multi-level Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Educational Resources
This website from the
Division of Laboratory Systems of the Public Health Practice Program Office under the auspices of CDC is intended to keep you informed of antimicrobial susceptibility testing issues relat
ing to the clinical microbiology laboratory practice.
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)
 
Preventing illness, disability, and death caused by infectious diseases through research and public education programs developing, evaluating, and promoting prevention and control strategies for infectious diseases.
  
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Online   
The Group on Immunization Education
of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) provides the schedule for vaccinations of Children, Adolescents, and Adults. provides the schedule for vaccinations of Children, Adolescents, and Adults.


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Journals Online (subscription-based journals ALL OF THESE ARE LINKED FOR FULL TEXT IN PubMed    

additional online journals can be found under the specific clinical specialty

JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association   (contact the Medical Staff Office for USERNAME and PASSWORD)
Full text articles are available from the official journal published weekly. The stated purpose is promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health through original, important, well-documented, peer-reviewed articles on a diverse range of medical topics.   

The Lancet   (No Login Required when on Swedish/Edmonds Hospital computers
Full text of articles is available for both current and back issues of this peer reviewed biomedical journal published weekly. Contact the Medical Staff office for username and password
for off site access. 

New England Journal of Medicine  (No Login Required but availability only via Swedish/Edmonds Hospital computers)
Full text articles from this preeminent weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice. Material is published with an emphasis on internal medicine and specialty areas including allergy/immunology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, kidney disease, oncology, pulmonary disease, rheumatology, HIV, and infectious diseases.

Your Journals @ OVID   (No Login Required when on Swedish/Edmonds Hospital computers)
This is a collection of over 280 medical, nursing, and administrative journals available in full-text format from Ovid Technologies.
USERNAME and PASSWORD REQUIRED OFF SITE and available by contacting the Medical Staff Office.  


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Medical Genetics

BMC Medical Genetics   
Another journal published by BioMed Central (BMC) where you will find original research articles in all aspects of medical genetics which are indexed in PubMed.
GeneTests - GeneClinics
Having merged with GeneClinics, it provides a medical knowledge base relating genetic testing to the diagnosis, management, and counseling of both individuals and families with specific inheirited disorders funded by the NIH and developed at the University of Washington.
The Human Genome
An integrated, one-stop, genomic resource for biomedical researchers from the
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
An Introduction to Genetic Analysis
True to its title, the theme of this book is genetic analysis. To that end, the authors feel it is best to understand genetics by learning how genetic inference is made.
Modern Genetic Analysis  
This textbook was written for those who need a textbook that supports the "DNA first" approach.
Online Medelian Inheritance in Man
Online catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored through Johns Hopkins and elsewhere.


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Medical Mega Search Sites 

Doctor's Guide to the Internet
The site was designed to help physicians cost-effectively harness the resources of the Internet and the World Wide Web.Links information including medical news, medical sites, associations. To get the most out of the site, free registration recommended.
eMedicine   
Contains articles on 7,000 diseases and disorders with evidence-based content, updated regularly, provides the latest practice guidelines in 59 medical specialties.
MDchoice.com
Physician reviewers emphasize the quality and quantity of original content and its utility for the practicing physician. A review bar and feature bar provide quick summaries of each site at a glance.
MedConnect
An online hub for physicians and other health care professionals. MedConnect has grown to include literature reviews, cases of the month, featured articles, journal clubs, board reviews, free Medline, teaching files with ECGs, x-rays, and CAT scans, and more.
Medscape
Includes links to information on medical specialties, patient information, journals and news/free registration required.


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Multicultural Health

Ethnic Community Health Profiles
Ethnic health guides outline migration, language, family and society issues, psychosocial stressors, communication styles, health beliefs and practices, health status, health care utilization, views on mental health, suggestions for health care workers from the Queensland (Australia) Health Information Network.

EthnoMed

Information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of immigrants to Sea
ttle.
Health Information Translations 
A collaborative project of the three adult health systems in central Ohio; The Ohio State University Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health and OhioHealth. The site searchable by topic, general categories or language.
Health Translations Directory
  
Those who work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities can use this directory which points to health information that has been translated into many different languages.


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Nephrology

eMedicine: Nephrology
An online textbook in Nephrology.
Nephron Information Center
This well organized web site is devoted to the practicing nephrologist with an amazing number of links for both clinician and patient.
RenalWorld
Renal resources from around the globe.


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Neurology

eMedicine: Neurology
An online medical textbook in Neurology.
Neuroanatomy Lab Review and Supplemental Material
Temple University School of Medicine's Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology presents this resource, modified from their Neuroanatomy Laboratory Assistant CD-ROM program.
Neuroguide.com
A browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet compiled and maintained by neurologist Neil A. Busis, MD.
Neuromuscular Disease Center  
 
This detailed resource from
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri concentrates on the disorders of muscles and peripheral nerves.
The Whole Brain Atlas
Very extensive resource integrating clinical information with multi
-modality imaging data.


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Nursing

HealthWeb Nursing
Includes links to career information, clinical nursing resources, research sources, nursing schools, and nursing organizations.
Information Literacy for Evidence-Based Nursing Practic
e: An Introductione 
This tutorial consists of multiple modules that will serve as a guide to information literacy for evidence-based practice.
Lippincott's Nursing Center
Well-organized and well-worth browsing. Has such diverse information as certification information for specialties, a journal area, a huge list of nursing organizations.
Martindale's "Virtual" Nursing Center
One of the largest compilations of nursing-related links on the Internet designed and maintained by Jim Martindale.
Medscape Nurse Resource Centers
Medscape offers nurses everything from CEU's (click on "CE Center" under "Resources") to access to nursing books and professional journals.
Free registration required.
RN Central
RN Central is a website with many links where nurses can find information important to nursing and patient care. An interesting feature is the
Careplans Corner.  
RNWeb
Features articles and resources from RN magazine.
Resources for Nurses & Families
A large list of resources for both nurses and families.


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Nutrition

A.D.A. Nutrition Fact Sheets
From the
American Dietetic Association.
Arbor Nutrition Guide
Information on and hypertext links to a number of Internet files, home pages, sites and resources which are felt to be relevant to nutrition.
Clinical Practice Recommendations 2008  
American Diabetes Association presents their clinical practice recommendations in their entirety as published in January, 2004. You can find the previously published clinical practice recommendations for 2007, 2006, 2005,
2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996 versions here.
Diabetes Care
The official journal of the American Diabetes Association provides full text articles along with resources useful to the clinical nutritionist.
The
Fast Food Explorer
This tracks the nutritional data presented on the websites of many of the most popular fast food restaurant chains in the world. Searches can return nutrition facts sorted by total calories, fat calories, percentage of calories from fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, protein or fiber.
Glycemic Index
Provides an index that ranks foods on how they affect blood sugar levels along with lots of links.
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)
A database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals
produced by the
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health. Click GO then choose either the Full IBIDS Database or Peer Reviewed Citations Only link.   
MyPyramid Plan Food Guidance System   
MyPyramind Plan helps you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat use the MyPyramid Plan box. More detailed food assessments can be found by using MyPyramid Tracker. Information specifically for professionals is also available at the MyPyramind Plan website.
Nutrition Analysis Tool (NAT)
The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Illinois provides this tool which is intended to empower individuals to select a nutrient dense diet.
NutritionData
The data comes from the USDA's National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (release 16), and is supplemented by additional listings provided by restaurants and food manufacturers. The exact source for each individual food item is listed in the footnotes of that food's analysis page.
Nutrition Source
This site is maintained by the
Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Its aim is to provide timely information on diet and nutrition for clinicians, allied health professionals, and the public.
USDA Nutrient Database
This search tool finds the nutrient content of over 6,200 different foods including a complete report.


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Obstetrics and Gynecology

Gynecologic Endoscopy Atlas
Presented by the International Society for Gynecologic Endocsopy.
  
Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A guide for midwives and doctors  
This online textbook's uniqueness is that it is a symptom-based approach which is different than most medical texts which are arranged by disease.  Due to this approach, a corresponding diagnosis table is provided. Provided in both PDF or HTML formats.

OBGYN.net
Designed for the specific needs of professionals interested in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Women's Diagnostic Imaging Teaching Files
The University Hospitals of Cleveland Department of Radiology presents actual case studies utilizing CT, MRI, Mammography, and Ultrasound in women's health.


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Occupational Medicine

e-Hand
This is an effort by physician Charles Eaton to produce then maintain an internet based metabook of sorts.
Occupational Therapy Treatment
As a work in progress, consult various occupational therapy treatment plans and resources, including physical disability, mental health and pediatric treatment plans.

PoinTIS: Point of Care, Team
-based Information System
Developed by the University of Miami School of Medicine it provides comprehensive information on spinal cord injury rehabilitation and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation for health care providers, patients and patients families. Some resources include handbooks and topical overviews. Choose from the scroll down menu on the left-hand side.


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Oncology

Adjuvant
! Online
The stated purpose of Adjuvant! is to help clinicians and their patients with early cancer to discuss the risks and benefits of getting additional therapy (adjuvant therapy: usually chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or both) after surgery.
Free registration required.
Breast Cancer Online
  
A free peer-reviewed educational service aiming to facilitate timely access to new trends and topical information in breast cancer for healthcare professionals. Free registration required to fully utilize all facets of this site.
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
 
This web tool allows health professionals to project a woman’s individualized estimate of risk for invasive breast cancer over a 5-year period and over her lifetime (to age 90). This assessment tool has been developed by
National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Biostatistics Center.
Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
Published six times a year by
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, this peer-reviewed journal contains original articles along with a listing of relevant clinical research protocols.
Cancer Medicine, 6th Edition, c2003. 
This is the sixth edition providing current and comprehensive oncology information from the American Cancer Society and publisher BC Decker. To search this book begin by typing a concept into the textbox above to the right and selecting "Go".
Cancer Medicine 5th ed.
Your home for current and comprehensive oncology information from the American Cancer Society.
CancerWEB
Provides extensive disease and patient management information on many aspects of cancer.
DoseCalc Online
Dosage calculation software program for oncology professionals in determining individual patient doses for standard cancer regimens used to treat solid tumors and adult leukemias.
Journal of Supportive Oncology
The focus of this journal will be on symptom and side-effect management, communication issues, and end-of-life care for patients with cancer through peer-reviewed research articles presented in full-text.
National Cancer Institute Drug Dictionary 
This resource contains technical definitions and synonyms for more than 500 agents that are being used in the treatment of patients with cancer or cancer-related conditions. You are able to search through a broad array of access points.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network Practice Guidelines in Oncology
These guidelines, developed as algorithms, encompass 95% of the tumors encountered in oncology practices. Each individual guideline is posted with its latest update date and version number.
Free registration required.
OncoLink
The University of Pennsylvania's interactive cancer resource.
The Oncologist
An international peer-reviewed journal for the practicing Oncologist / Hematologist.
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
An authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States fr om the
National Cancer Institute.

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Ophthalmology

Digital Atlas of Ophthalmology
Database of images from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
  
Eye Resources on the Internet 
This site was compiled on behalf of the Association of Vision Science Librarians and is very large. It may take a few seconds to load.
Handbook of Ocular Disease Management
Find information on how to manage over 50 commonly encountered ocular diseases including signs and symptoms, underlying pathophysiology, recommendations on treatment, and "clinical pearls".
National Eye Institute (NEI)   
The NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision.
Ophthalmology Times
News and information of a clinical, socioeconomic, and political nature is presented in a timely and accurate manner for members of the ophthalmic community.
The Really Current Ophthalmology  
This is a continuously updated and expanded electronic textbook with emphasis on the current literature and developments in Ophthalmology.


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Orthopedics

Orthogate
The Orthopaedic Internet Consortium.
SpineUniverse
A collaborative effort of medical professionals providing comprehensive information on a full range of treatments and research on spinal disorders.
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Multimedia textbook that's fully illustrated with hyperlinks to journal articles.


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Otolaryngology

BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders  
Published by BioMed Central (BMC), you will find original research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of ear, nose and throat disorders.
Dr. Quinn's Textbook of Otolaryngology  
Think of this as a work in progress as Dr. Francis B. Quinn provides archives of his department's Grand Rounds in an easy-to-use textbook format.
Options available for viewing and downloading a presentation are underlined.
Practical ENT For Primary Care Physicians  
This manual takes a practical approach giving information and tips to help manage patients with ENT issues.


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Pathology

American Journal of Pathology   
This is the official journal of the American Society for Investigate Pathology, seeks to publish high-quality original papers on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of disease. Full text of articles are free 6 months after publication!
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine   
Published monthly by the College of American Pathologists, access is free including the archives!
Interactive Pathology Laboratory (IPLab)
Offers an interactive, case-based approach of approximately 100 cases outlining clinical and laboratory findings along with gross photographs and photomicrographs accompanied by descriptive text.
Pathology Laboratory Handbook
Source of useful laboratory information such as critical action values, reference ranges, and test name synonyms.
PathWeb: The Virtual Pathology Museum
This multi-media web site, sponsored by the Pathology Department of the University of Connecticut Health Center, is organized by systems with an A-Z index to specimens.
The Urbana Atlas of Pathology
A 6-volume set of images with descriptions from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign.
Virtual Slide Box
Developed by the
University of Iowa Department of Pathology and supported by a National Library of Medicine Information Systems Grant, this searchable multimedia database of pathological images is quite comprehensive and instructive for both clinician and student.
WebPath
University of Utah's electronic laboratory which "includes over 1800 images along with text and tutorials that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease states."


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Patient Information Handouts  
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additional Patient Information Handouts are available on the Patient Information Handouts / Leaflets page. Click Here to be taken to this resource!]

American Academy of Dermatology Derm A-Z Patient Information
There are over 35 pamphlets available on various skin conditions, cosmetic procedures, and skin protection tips written for the layperson.
American Academy of Family Practice Self-Care Flowcharts
22 flowcharts for self-diagnosis and self-care with easy to follow advice on when to consult your doctor.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Public Information
Patient education brochures and fact sheets for prevention and treatment of specific orthopaedic injuries and diseases as well as health care issues. They are also available in
Spanish.
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
You'll find more than 70 detailed patient information brochures in their Health Info area.
American College of Emergency Physicians Patient Information Handouts
Patient information brochures and handouts focusing on the preparation and treatment for many simple emergencies.
American Family Physician Patient Information Handouts
Patient information handouts published in American Family Physician.
American Society of Hematology Blood Disease Information   
You will find disease-specific information booklets especially for patients.
 
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Educational Brochures   
These pamphlets are intended to provide a general reference to infections and infection control.
Facts for Families
The
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry developed Facts for Families to provide concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families.
Family Doctor.org
Health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Heart and Stroke
Encyclopedia
The American Heart Association provides a comprehensive cross-reference index to heart and stroke with related subject information.
Infectious Diseases Information Brochures, Booklets, Leaflets, and Posters
National Center for Infectious Diseases provides brochures and leaflets pertaining to various infectious diseases with some in Spanish.
JAMA Patient Page
Each week publishes a health information page called the Patient Page that is written specifically for patients and is intended to be used for patient education.

Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Patient Information
The
University of Washington Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine provides detailed information concerning bone and joint problems from areas of expertise including foot and ankle, hand and microvascular, hip and knee, arthritis, sports medicine, pediatric orthopaedics, shoulder and elbow, spine, trauma, and tumors.
Patient Health Information Handouts
Though directed to college students, the McKinley Health Center of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides succinctly written one page patient handouts.
RadiologyInfo   
American College of Radiology and Radiological Society of North America produced this information for the consumer telling how various x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, radiation therapy and other procedures are performed.
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Patient Information
Information is linked from the resource index (on the right). New material will be added that frequently includes discussions on prevention, anatomy, recovery, and symptoms.


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Pediatrics

Bright Futures
Full text reference to children's health from the Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.
eMedicine: Pediatrics
Online medical textbook in Pediatrics.
GeneralPediatrics.com
Curated and maintained by a pediatrician, it provides a general pediatrician's view of the Internet. Information found here is for both the professional and their patient.
The Harriet Lane Links
Maintained and edited at the Johns Hopkins University, this site attempts to catalog, review and score existing links to pediatric information on the Internet.
ISABEL  
 
This is a sophisticated pediatric clinical decision-making support system designed as a near-patient working tool for doctors, nurses and health care workers.
Free registration required.
PedsCCM
The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Website.

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Pharmacology

DrugDigest
A comprehensive source of noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer-oriented drug information on the Internet. You'll find easy-to-read reference materials on topics ranging from drugs, vitamins, and herbs to breakthrough medical research and state-of-the-art disease management.
Drugs.com
Drugs.com aims to provide accurate information to consumers and medical professionals about prescription drugs and over-the counter (OTC) drugs sold in the USA. Some of its unique and powerful features are the pill identifier and image search function. Some sections require free personal registration.
Globalrph
Based on a hospital-wide intranet that is located at the VA Medical Center in Detroit Michigan, it provides drug information, intravenous drug dilution standards, and online clinical dosing calculators for health care professionals.
InPharm
Information resource for pharmaceutical and healthcare management.
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices
This nonprofit organization works closely with healthcare practitioners and institutions, regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical industry to provide education about adverse drug events and their prevention.
NeedyMeds.com
Many pharmaceutical manufacturers have special programs to assist people who can't afford to buy the drugs they need. Each company has its own program with its special requirements, forms, and procedures. NeedyMeds helps provide this info
rmation.
Pharma-Lexicon.com  
One of the largest online databases of pharmaceutical and medical abbreviations - over 56,000 which is is updated daily. Look up meanings for acronyms and abbreviations from the fields of medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, agrochemicals, healthcare and more.
PrescribingReference.com
Built upon the Monthly Prescribing Reference, it is a comprehensive drug information system offering easy access to an extensive range of current and concise drug information.
Free registration required.
RxList - The Internet Drug Index
Comprehensive site uses "fuzzy search logic" that assumes your input may be spelled incorrectly.
Virtual Pharmacy Center
Pharmacy, pharmacology and toxicology resources are available on this site.


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Physical Therapy

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
A quarterly scientific journal published by the Australian Physiotherapy Association providing
free full text articles
in their archive from the previous calendar year back..
Hosford Muscle Tables
Contains detailed information about the skeletal muscles of the human body including the origins, insertion, blood supply, and innervation.
Contains detailed information about the skeletal muscles of the human body including the origins, insertion, blood supply, and innervation.
Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association
Abstracts of articles are available beginning with the January 1995 issue with
free full text articles beginning with the January 1999 issue through the past calendar year.
Manual Therapy Online
Describes and illustrates assessment technique and manipulative treatment of various joints and limbs.
Hypermuscle: Muscles in Action
A multimedia online textbook from the Medical School at the University of Michigan. (requires a multimedia player like
Real Player or Apple QuickTime)
PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Provides rapid access to quality rated bibliographic citations and abstracts of randomized controlled trials in physiotherapy.


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Podiatry

American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
A web site of education and special topics for both clinicians and patients dealing with podiatric sports medicine issues.
Foot & Ankle Web Index
A gateway to Podiatry information and websites for both clinicians and patients.
Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery
Current issue abstracts along with Clinical Symposia and Didactic Symposia available.
Podiatry CME online
A complete Internet resource for Podiatrists and the Podiatry profession.

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Psychiatry

APA Practice Guidelines, Quick Reference Guides, and Patient & Family Guides
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) provides clinical resources useful in day-to-day practice.
Internet Mental Health
A comprehensive mental health research tool with extensive links.
National Institute of Mental Health--Patient Education Materials
You will find discussions of symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as information on how and where to find help from the
National Institute of Mental Health.
Psychiatric Times
Peruse the curent issue or search archived issues for articles related to your topic of interest.
WHO Guide to Mental Health in Primary Care
This guide is designed to help primary care clinicians help people suffering from mental ill health.

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Public Health

AcademyHealth    
The professional society for health services researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners, with extensive resources in health research and policy.
Canadian Guide to Clinical Preventive Health Care
The Health Care Network at Health Canada has designed this as a practical guide to a wide variety of preventive health interventions.
Community Tool Box
Created and maintained by the Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas it provides over 6,000 pages of practical skill-building information on over 250 different topics in support of promoting community health and development.
Database of Country and Regional Indicators
This database contains up-to-date information from 72 key indicators in such areas as HIV/AIDS, treatment access, general health, mortality, education, the economy, population, fertility, and human development, for 194 countries and 10 regions.
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2001-2004, 3rd Edition, Periodic Updates
Updates some recommendations from the 2nd Edition, 1996 and evaluates additional new topics. Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are being released incrementally.
Health Policy Monitor   
This site presents current health policy ideas, approaches, model projects, or pieces of legislation in various stages of preparation or implementation.
Journal of Rural Health
Published by the National Rural Health Association, you'll find articles from the current issue that are available in full text.
Medscape Public Health & Prevention
This is a collaboration with the American Public Health Association. Here you will find news, reports from recent journals, continuing education information, conference information, and more. Free one-time registration required.
Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
This is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries with numerous resources and links to many more.
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
Published by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal focusing on preventing diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
Rural Assistance Center (RAC)
A rural health and human services "information portal" providing information from myriad sources and provides easy access to that information.
Shots 2007 Online   
The Group on Immunization Education
of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) provides the schedule for vaccinations of Children, Adolescents, and Adults.
World Health News
This is an online news digest from the Center for Health Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health.

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Pulmonary / Respiratory Medicine    

FOCUS Journal For Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
This quarterly publication contains full text clinical articles in respiratory care and sleep medicine as well as editorial dealing with aspects of management, departmental administration and education. Archive issues back to 2003 are also available for viewing.
General Practice Notebook - Chest Medicine  
Continually being updated, this section of the resource focuses in on information dealing with respiratory medicine.
Pulmonary Physiology in Clinical Practice: The Essentials for Patient Care and Evaluation   
As the Chief of the Pulmonary Division of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Lawrence Martin created this textbook to aid in the management of the patient presenting with pulmonary problems.
PulmonologyLinx  
As part of the MDLinx network of medical specialty pages, this practical tool assists busy physicians and healthcare professionals stay up to date with the latest research in the area of pulmonary medicine. Some features require FREE registration.


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Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging

BrighamRAD
Online learning tools for both the clinician and medical student.
Case Western Reserve University Server for Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Department of Radiology built this as a focal point for many diagnostic imaging modalities and research.
CTisus.com
Created and maintained by The Advanced Medical Imaging Laboratory, of the Department of Radiology at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore encompassing CT protocols, teaching files, organ specific modules, multi-media lectures, and a journal club.
CT Scan Rounds
Brief descriptions along with images containing instructional arrows.
Diagnostic Imaging.com
Covering the medical imaging field, it provides coverage of clinical breakthroughs and technical innovations; news on legislation, reimbursement regulations, managed care, socioeconomic issues, meetings and symposia, continuing education, and literature relevant to medical imaging.
Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton
Modules include upper extremity, lower extremity, and the spine.
Radiology Rounds
View hundreds of images organized by three radiologists from New Jersey.
UW Radiology Webserver
University of Washington Department of Radiology provides teaching and anatomy modules along with practical information for both the physician and patient.
Yottalook   
Yottalook is a free medical imaging search engine that provides decision support at the point of care using proprietary relevance and ranking algorithms.


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Rehabilitation Medicine

BioMechanics
A monthly magazine containing peer reviewed articles that focus on treatment of joint and body injuries, geriatrics, rehabilitation, function analysis, diabetes, pain management, foot health, wound care and devices that improve mobility.
CIRRE Database of International Rehabilitation Research
The Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRE) located at SUNY - Buffalo created this resource to facilitate the sharing of information and expertise in rehabilitation research between the U.S. and other countries.
emedicine: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
A physician peer-reviewed online medical textbook which is a constant work in progress.
National Rehabilitation Information Center  
A gateway to an abundance of disability and rehabilitation oriented information organized in a variety of formats designed to make it easy for users to find and use. Begin a search of one of the many databases.
PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database  
You are able to gain rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.


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Sleep Medicine

FOCUS Journal For Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine   
This quarterly publication contains full text clinical articles in respiratory care and sleep medicine as well as editorial dealing with aspects of management, departmental administration and education. Archive issues back to 2003 are also available for viewing.
The Sleep Medicine Homepage
Comprehensive list of resources regarding all aspects of sleep including physiology of sleep, clinical sleep medicine, and sleep research.
Sleep Review: The Journal for Sleep Specialists 
This specialized journal presents insightful feature articles focusing on the clinical side of sleep medicine, case reports, facility profiles, guest editorials and commentaries by and for sleep professionals. Read the current issue or the archives back to 2000.


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Speech Pathology and Audiology

Audiology Awareness Campaign
Organized by five professional audiology organizations providing an "online hearing test" as well as patient friendly brochures.
Dysphagia Resource Center
Resources for swallowing and swallowing disorders from anatomy to tutorials.
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Start Page  
The aim of this site, created and maintained by Caroline Bowen, Ph.D., is to provide useful, sound information on many human communication disorders. A great starting point with many links for both the professional and layperson!
The Stuttering Homepage
Numerous links and perspectives on stuttering are presented in this ongoing project of Judith Kuster associate professor at Minnesota State University and John C. Harrison of the National Stuttering Association.


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Sports Medicine     

eMedicine:  sports medicine
Free access to articles and texts providing evidence-based content with the latest practice guidelines.
Hypermuscle: Muscles in Action
A multimedia online textbook from the Medical School at the University of Michigan. (requires a multimedia player like
Real Player or Apple QuickTime)
Journal of Athletic Training  
Articles in from this journal provide information and research in prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of injuries to the physically active. There is also an archive of past issues available for reading online.
the physician and
sportsmedicine  
Th
ough no longer published, the online version of this peer-reviewed monthly journal which served the practicing physician's professional and personal interests in the medical aspects of exercise, sports, and fitness is
still accessible with back issues in full text available from 1996 through 2005!

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Surgery

CTSNet
Cardiothoracic Surgery Network provides a comprehensive, web-based repository of information for surgeons with some areas requiring free registration.
Online Laparoscopic Technical Manual
Physicians are able to gather reference information about all laparoscopic procedures.
Surgical Treatment - Evidence-Base and Problem Oriented
This online textbook is designed to supplement rather than replace standard textbooks of surgery, it does not strive to be comprehensive but include most aspects of what is currently considered "general surgery" in the United States.
Surgical-Tutor  
This free online surgical site was created by a general surgeon in the United Kingdom. It includes clinical tutorials, a journal club, multiple choice questions, revision notes, slide library, discussion group and more.
Vesalius
A continuously updated resource that utilizes a full range of graphical and interactive formats of the images, illustrations, photographs, animations, and multimedia resources in the Vesalius Clinical Foli
os
. The four "Free Access Narratives" listed on the Vesalius home page are available to both subscribers and non-subscribers. These Narratives are selected randomly from the Clinical Folios and cycled through in pairs, with each pair replaced after two weeks.


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Toxicology

EXTOXNET
Providing pesticide toxicology and environmental chemistry information.
Haz-Map
This is an occupational toxicology database designed to link jobs to hazardous job tasks which are linked to occupational diseases and their symptoms. It is a relational database of chemicals, jobs and diseases. Part of the TOXNET system from the National Library of Medicine.
Household Products Database
This database from the National Library of Medicine links over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by the manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients.
Material Safety Data Sheets
Find MSDS information on the Internet along with many links.
Medicinal and Poisonous Plant Databases
Information provided through the University of Maryland.
MSDS-Search
Over 1,000,000 Material Safety Data Sheets along with everything you ever wanted to know about MSDS's.

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Urology  

The Digital Urology Journal 
A peer-reviewed journal of adult and pediatric urology issues. 
Urology Times  
This monthly publication with full text articles presents some of the most current, practical information urologists can use in their practice.
UROWEB   
The European Association of Urology (EAU) provides online courses, slide presentation, and publications in Urology.

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