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PubMed
Free access
A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), to date, it includes over 15
million citations for biomedical literature dating back through the 1950's. The
citations are from MEDLINE and other life sciences journals. PubMed also
includes links to many publisher sites providing full text articles and other
related resources.
When performing a literature search in PubMed, use the link on the e-Library and look for the Stevens Hospital logo. This will alert you to full text online availability of the journal holdings at Stevens Hospital. The logo will only be visible in the Abstract , AbstractPlus, or Citation formats in PubMed.
Clicking on the Stevens Hospital logo will send you to the complete article that you may then read and/or print off.
In many cases you will need a USERNAME
and PASSWORD that can be found on the Pocket
Password Card you should have received in the mail. If not, they are
available from the Medical Staff Office.
ProQuest
Information Databases 
username/password required which is available from the Medical Staff
Office
The Quick Reference Guide is a great first step in helping provide you direction as you begin your search in ProQuest. It would be useful for you to print out the Guide as you search ProQuest. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
Select the database(s) you would like to search, then click on them and begin your search. You may also search a single database by clicking on its name. Databases with checkboxes can be cross-searched.
The Basic Search is an ideal way for you to get started utilizing the many specialized databases of ProQuest.
For some tips on creating searches, click here Hints for Improving Your Basic Search. See Frequently Asked Questions on Basic searches for answers to some of the common questions concerning targeting your ProQuest search.
AcroMed
Free access
Computer generated database of biomedical acronyms and the associated long
forms extracted from recent Medline abstracts. Searchable by either the
acronym or the associated long form. Each acronym is linked to the abstracts
in which it was discovered, and the long forms can be submitted directly to
PubMed as searches by a single click.
Ageline
Free access
Database of 60,000 aging-related citations and abstracts from journals and
magazine articles, books, research reports, and videos.
Carcinogenic
Potency Database (CPDB)
Free access
The Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB)
is a unique and widely used international resource of results from 6153
chronic, long-term animal cancer tests on 1485 chemicals.
Complementary/Integrative
Medicine Education Resources (CIMER)
Free access
Alphabetical List of Complementary Medicine Therapy Reviews from the MD Anderson
Cancer Center in Houston.
ETOH Archival Database
Free
access
Produced by the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), ETOH, is a database of historic
alcohol-related research information containing over 130,000 records and covers
the period from 1972 through 2003.
H-CUPnet
Free access
This online tool provides access to health statistics and information on
hospital stays at the national, regional, and State (those that have agreed to
participate) level.
Hospital Compare
Free access
This tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals in different
geographic areas
care for all their adult patients with certain medical
conditions.
IndexCat
Free
access
The content and coverage of
IndexCat
contains over 4.5 million online references
to over 3.7 million bibliographic items.* 2.5 million items are primarily
journal articles; 250,000 items are monographs (books, pamphlets, and reports);
approximately 300,000 items are dissertations (theses); and 16,000 are journal
titles. Series 1 and Series 2 include portraits as separate citations but Series
3, 4, and 5 indicate portraits in descriptive notes for monographs and
dissertations. It covers material from Antiquity through 1950 imprints.
Information Resource: About Herbs, Botanicals & Other
Product
Free
access
Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer center provides this site with objective
information for oncologists and healthcare professionals, including a clinical
summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects,
interactions, and potential benefits or problems.
International Bibliographic Information on
Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)
Free access
This online database provides access to
bibliographic citations and abstracts from published, international, and
scientific literature on dietary supplements.
International
Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)
Free access
Image
Database:
Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Free access
The University Radiologists of
Cleveland have built this database as a focal point for many diagnostic
imaging modalities and research.
Image
Database: Organ System Pathology Images
Free access
A part of WebPath (see under Pathology
on Clinical
Medicine Resources
page) you'll find images that are available for viewing by organ system with
gross and microscopic pathologic findings for a variety of disease
processes.
Image
Database: PathWeb Museum of Images
Free access
The Virtual Pathology Facility of the
Pathology Department of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine has
created this image database accessible by organ, pathological process,
keywords and advanced searching.
Multiple
Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation Syndromes
Free access
Of the over 1600 syndromes in which
multiple congenital anomalies are associated with mental retardation, you
will find over 700 are included in this resource.
Kaiser
Family Foundation State Health Facts
Free access
Start with a specific state or category
to locate
demographic, health, or health policy; which
includes health coverage, access to, financing, and state legislation.
Lab Tests Online
Free access
Designed to better understand the many
clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and
treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases. This website is a collaboration
of professional societies representing the lab community.
Molecular Imaging and Contrast
Agent Database (MICAD)
Free access
This database includes but is not
limited to agents developed for positron emission tomography (PET), single
photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), optical imaging, planar
radiogragphy, and planar gamma imaging.
NLM Gateway
Free access
The NLM Gateway lets users search
simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of
Medicine (NLM) providing "one-stop searching" for many of NLM's
information resources or databases.
National Organization for Rare
Disorders (NORD)
Free access
Abstracts of disease reports and
information about patient organizations are available free but with some
restriction to full access.
Normal
Lab Values
Free access
Provided by Dr. Al Telser, Department of Cell and
Molecular Biology and the Galter Library at Northwestern University.
Oncology Tools
Free access
This first effort from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pulls together
information by disease category which they hope will make this information
easier to find and use.
PDQ
(Physician Data Query)
Free access
Comprehensive cancer database from the
National Cancer Institute (NCI) containing peer-reviewed summaries on cancer
treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, and supportive care, and
complementary and alternative medicine.
POPLINE
Free access
Considered to be the world's largest
database on reproductive health, providing more than 300,000 citations with
abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the
field of population, family planning, and related health issues.
PsychLINE
Free access
This is a guide to over 1,600
psychology and social science journals on the web.
REHABDATA
Free access