The reference sources below will give you comprehensive overviews for your medical topic. They will also lead you to more in-depth articles and books. These reference sources are a good place to start research projects. They can all be found in the Reference section of the library
Magill's Medical Guide - Call Number Reference RC 41.M34 1998
Physicians' Desk Reference - Call Number Reference RS 75.P5
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders - Call Number Reference RB 155.5.G35
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) - Call Number Reference RC 455.2.C4D536
These databases all specialize in medical and health information. They will lead you to journal articles that are in-depth and scholarly. Ask for passwords the can allow you to access these databases from off campus.
Health Reference Center Academic
http://voyager2.lambuth.edu:2048/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tel_a_lambuth?db=HRCA
Health and Wellness Resource Center
http://voyager2.lambuth.edu:2048/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/tel_a_lambuth?db=HWRC
Gale Virtual Reference Library
http://voyager2.lambuth.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic
These are some of the best web sites for medical information.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/
The main site of the CDC, the United States' "lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people," an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Family Doctor
http://familydoctor.org/
This site from the American Academy of Family Physicians offers well-written, easy-to-understand health and medical information. Search by keyword or browse by age group or organ system.
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/
Also known as Hardin MD, this is a directory of directories on many medical subjects, plus "direct links to primary information in circumscribed subjects" and medical pictures. From the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa.
PubMed Central (PMC)
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies
http://www.iom.edu/
The nation turns to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies for science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health. A nonprofit organization specifically created for this purpose as well as an honorific membership organization, the IOM was chartered in 1970 as a component of the National Academy of Sciences.
March 25, 1996