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    Sections in this category: General Resources | Dictionaries | Encyclopedias

    General Resources

    American Medical Association Family Medical Guide
    Mortensen Library Reference RC81 .A543 2004 Check Status

    Anatomy of Exercise
    Mortensen Library Reference GV461 .M36 2008 Check Status

    Directory of Schools for Alternative and Complementary Health Care
    Mortensen Library Reference R733 .D59 1998 Check Status

    Health care careers directory (American Medical Association)
    Mortensen Library Reference R847 .D57 2012 Check Status

    Human anatomy and physiology
    Mortensen Library Reference QA182.S3 H8 2001 Check Status

    Merck Manual of Medical Information: Second Home Edition
    Explains disorders, who is likely to get them, symptoms, how they're diagnosed, prevention, treatment, and prognosis

    Opportunities in Chiropractic Careers
    Career Services Shelves RZ236 .S32 2004 Check Status

    PDR for Herbal Medicines
    Mortensen Library Reference RM666.H33 P37 2007 Check Status

    PDR for Nonprescription Drugs
    Mortensen Library Reference RM671.A1 P48 Check Status

    The Royal Society of Medicine: Medicines
    Containing many up-to-date descriptions of drugs, this is the most authoritative, comprehensive guide available.


    Dictionaries

    The American Heritage Medical Dictionary
    Provides students, health care professionals, and general consumers interested in medical vocabulary with a comprehensive reference that reflects the most recent developments in medicine and health care delivery.

    Black's Medical Dictionary
    Impressive medical dictionary for all Health Science practitioners.

    Collins Dictionary of Medicine
    Covers all subjects required by current clinical and scientific medical practice.

    The Complete Medicinal Herbal The complete medicinal herbal
    Mortensen Library Reference RM666.H33 O38 1993 Check Status

    Dictionary of Medical Terms
    This dictionary provides the user with the basic vocabulary - from A to zymotic - currently being used in a wide range of healthcare situations.

    Jablonski's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations
    Medical dictionary for important abbreviations.

    Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professions
    Known for its combination of relevant, thorough definitions and vibrant color illustrations and line drawings that illuminate all subject areas.

    Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
    Comprised of concise, informative entries on all the most important terms in medicine. Mortensen Library Reference: R121 .T18 2013; Mortensen Library Shelves: R121 .T18 2013. Check Status

    Webster's New World Medical Dictionary
    Invaluable resource that will help you make sense of confusing medical jargon, prepare for a doctor visit, or research treatment options.


    Encyclopedias

    Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
    Search the full four volumes of the 2014 edition encyclopedia which presents recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases and medicinal uses for plants and herbs. Includes information on efficacy and analysis of acceptance by "traditional" doctors. UofH only.

    The Encyclopedia of Bodywork: From Acupressure to Zone Therapy
    Mortensen Library Reference RZ999 .S82 1996 Check Status

    Encyclopedia of Medicine (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
    Search the full five volumes of the 2nd edition (2002) encyclopedia which presents information on medical disorders and concepts. Each article presents causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and related topics. UofH only.

    The Human Body Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function and Disorders
    Encyclopedic guide is packed with accessible health and medical information.

    Medical Encyclopedia Index
    Part of the University of Maryland's Medical Reference section. Available in both English and Spanish.

    The Royal Society of Medicine health encyclopedia : the complete medical reference library in one A-Z volume
    Provides comprehensive information on all aspects of health and disease.


    Academic Search Premier
    Indexing and abstracts for over 8,000 journals in all subject areas, with full text of articles from nearly 4,600. Includes some popular magazines as well as scholarly journals.

    CINAHL with Full Text
    The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature with links to selected full text articles. Indexes English language journals, books, dissertations, standards, research instruments, etc. Includes cited references. Selected items include abstracts. Offered to the University of Hartford through iconn.

    Google Scholar
    Search for scholarly literature across disciplines and sources. Includes peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, etc. Particularly strong in sciences and social sciences. Selected full text. Many links are to publisher's sites which sell access. ON Campus - links to U of H holdings are available. OFF Campus - U of H users should check our holdings and use Interlibrary Services as needed.

    MEDLINE
    Years Covered: 1840-Present
    Comprehensive database of international literature, covering every aspect of medicine and healthcare. Accessible through two services. If one is busy, try another. Abstracts available.

    ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Database
    Find complete, full-text information from leading nursing, allied health, and related publications. Designed to meet the needs of researchers at health-care facilities as well as students enrolled in nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions.

    PubMed (MEDLINE)
    Comprehensive database of international literature, covering every aspect of medicine and healthcare. Accessible through two services. If one is busy, try another. Abstracts available with limited full text.

    PubMed Central
    Free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journals, maintained by the US National Institutes of Health. Some journals do not include current issues. Digitization program underway to build complete back files. Full text available.



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    Use these subject headings to search by general topic in our Library catalog. Copy the subject heading into the search box and use the drop down menu to search by "Subject". There are many more possible subjects than what we have listed here, but these should get you started.

    Medical Subject Headings
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    Sections in this category: General Resources | Statistics

    General Resources

    Chiropractic OnLine
    ACA seeks open access to and utilization of safe, effective, affordable, natural chiropractic care for all people.


    Statistics

    Health United States
    An annual report on trends in health statistics in the United States (1975-present).