Databases A to Z
Subject: Nursing databases
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Nursing research guide
Nursing titles
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AccessPharmacy
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Pharmacy eTextbook database that covers textbooks, curricular materials media, information on drugs and supplements, diagnostic tests, calculators and case studies. On a McGraw-Hill platform.
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AgeLine
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Major gerontology indexing database that covers journals, books and reports back to 1978. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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AHFS Consumer Medication Information
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Searchable database of drug information. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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Alt HealthWatch
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Alternative health care indexing/full-text database that covers journals, magazines and reports back to 1990. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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Anatomy.TV
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Database of 3D videos on all parts of human anatomy. Includes Perceptive Adaptive Learning Modules that tailor learning to the individual, using past and current performance to optimize the spacing and sequencing of learning events. Access limited to 5 simultaneous users.
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APhA PharmacyLibrary
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Pharmacy reference database that provides APhA's textbooks, a NAPLEX review, case studies and JAPhA abstracts. On the APhA platform.
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Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA)
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Applied social science indexing database that covers journal articles back to 1987. On the ProQuest platform.
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Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination
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Database of physical examination videos.
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Behavioral and Mental Health Online
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Collection of video and text in the area of mental health. Includes clinical mental health demonstrations, therapy sessions, documentaries on the human condition, psychotherapy transcripts, as well client narratives and reference works. On the Alexander Street platform.
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BoardVitals
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A set of question banks intended to help in the preparation for the following board exams: AACN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP, AANP Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, ANCC Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP, ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Nursing, Family Medicine, Family Medicine MOC, NAPLEX, NBDHE, NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
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Book Citation Index
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Index to scholarly books with citation information in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Part of the Web of Science Core Collection on the Web of Knowledge platform.
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CINAHL Complete [Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature]
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Major nursing indexing/full-text database that covers journal articles back to 1981. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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Cochrane Library
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Medical indexing/full-text database that provide systematic reviews, controlled trials, methodology register, reviews of effects, health technology assessment and economic evaluations. On a Wiley platform.
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Conference Proceedings Citation Index
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Index to conference proceedings in the sciences and social sciences. Part of the Web of Science Core Collection on the Web of Knowledge platform.
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Consumer Health Complete
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Consumer Health Complete supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine. Subjects include aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, and nutrition & dietetics.
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Consumer Product Information Database
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Healthcare reference database that provides health and safety information about consumer products.
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CultureGrams
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World culture reference database that provide information on all the countries of the world written at various reading levels. On the ProQuest platform.
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Current Contents Connect
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Database providing complete tables of contents, abstracts, and bibliographic information from the most recently published issues of leading scholarly journals. On the Web of Knowledge platform.
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Data Citation Index
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Index of data studies and data sets in international repositories, covering social sciences, physical sciences, life sciences, and arts & humanities, with citation information. On the Web of Knowledge platform.
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Dental Education in Video
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Dental Education in Video is a video encyclopedia of dentistry and dental technique, delivering instant online access to hundreds of high-definition videos featuring world-renowned clinicians and educators. It provides hundreds of hours of demonstrations from American Dental Association-approved content partners, together with interviews and lectures, for students and faculty in dental surgery, medicine, oral hygiene, assisting, and nursing.
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Drug Information Portal
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Searchable database of drug information. On the NLM platform.
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DrugBank
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Bioinformatics and cheminformatics resource that combines detailed drug (i.e. chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical) data with comprehensive drug target (i.e. sequence, structure, and pathway) information.
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DynaMed
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Medical reference database providing summaries of scholarly literature on evidence-based medicine. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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ECRI Guidelines Trust
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Portal to vetted, evidence-based clinical pratice guideline briefs and scorecards. Free registration required.
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Education Source
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Database that indexes education literature back to 1929, with full text back to 1996. Adds unique content to merger of Wilson Education Full Text & Retrospective and EBSCO Education Research Complete. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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ERIC [Educational Resources Information Center] (Ebscohost)
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ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources. ERIC contains more than 1.6 million records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents. It includes records for a variety of source types, including journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, policy papers and more. In addition, it provides an education-specific thesaurus that includes controlled vocabulary to help users find what they need.
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ERIC [Educational Resources Information Center] (ProQuest)
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Major education indexing database that covers journals, reports, conference papers, government documents, books, media and theses back to 1966. On the ProQuest platform.
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Essential Science Indicators
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Science research analysis database showing publication performance statistics and trends data based on journal article publication counts and citation data from Thomson Reuters databases. On the InCites platform.
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Facts & Comparisons eAnswers
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Pharmacy reference database that provides drug information from a number of eBooks and interactive tools. On a Wolters Kluwer Health platform.
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Genetics Home Reference
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Genetics reference database that provides consumer health information on genes, genetic conditions, and chromosomes with a handbook, glossary and links to other resources. On the National Library of Medicine platform.
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Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)
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Health and Medicine integrates millions of articles from a wide range of full-text nursing and allied health journals, magazines, newsletters and select consumer health information sources with full-text reference works and hundreds of health-related multimedia. Health Reference Center Academic features: 24/7 access to peer-reviewed journals in medicine, health, nursing and allied health and other health-related areas with backfiles from 1980; videos of medical procedures and live surgeries from OR-Live; international news coverage from Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, NewsRx and Ascribe; more than 2,500 topical overviews from Clinical Reference Systems; and much more.
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Health and Wellness (Gale)
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Health & Wellness Resource Center from Gale is a comprehensive resource for libraries, schools, and hospitals that provides integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and related information. The database delivers up-to-date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources.
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Health Policy Reference Center
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A full-text database covering health policy and related issues.
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
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Health sciences indexing/full-text database that covers journal articles and drug education sheets in many medical disciplines. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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Journal Watch
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Medicine full-text database that provides brief, clinically focused articles and a daily news service. On the New England Journal of Medicine platform.
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King Guide to Parenteral Admixtures
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Database containing up-to-date IV drug compatibility and stability information. On the King Guide Publications platform.
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LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database)
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Database containing information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs are provided, where appropriate. On the NLM platform.
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Lexicomp Online
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Pharmacy database platform that provides clinical databases and clinical modules in the areas of interactions, drug identification, IV compatibility, patient education and toxicology. On the Lexicomp platform.
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Livertox
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Medical database that provides up-to-date, accurate, and easily accessed information on the diagnosis, cause, frequency, patterns, and management of liver injury attributable to prescription and nonprescription medications, herbals and dietary supplements. On the NLM platform.
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Medical Letter
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Pharmacy full-text newsletter that evaluates new FDA-approved drugs and new information on previously approved drugs back to 1988. On its own platform. Simultaneous user limit of 200.
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MedicLatina
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Medical indexing/full-text database that covers Spanish-language journals. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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MEDLINE (PQ)
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Major biomedical indexing/full-text database that covers journal articles back to 1999. Part of the ProQuest Biology Science Collection.
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MEDLINE (PubMed)
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Major biomedical indexing/full-text database that covers journal articles back to 1999. On the NCBI platform.
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MEDLINE (TR)
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Major biomedical indexing database covering journal articles back to 1999. On the Web of Knowledge platform.
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MEDLINEplus
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Consumer health indexing/full-text database that provides information on diseases, conditions and wellness in text, videos and links to respected websites. On the National Library of Medicine platform.
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Micromedex
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Pharmacy database platform that has drug interactions, IV compatibility, drug identification, drug comparison and Red Book online. On the Micromedex platform.
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National Guideline Clearinghouse
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Biomedical reference database that provides evidence-based practice guidelines. On the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality platform.
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Natural Medicines
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Alternative medicine reference database that provides evidence-based information on dietary supplements, functional foods, diets, complementary practices, exercises and medical conditions. On its own platform.
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Nursing and Allied Health Database
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Biomedical indexing/full-text database that covers journals, eBooks, media, reference books and theses back to 1986. On the ProQuest platform.
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Nursing Assessment in Video
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Collection of videos providing demonstrations and step-by-step instructions for performing physical assessments of patients. On the Alexander Street platform.
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Nursing Assistant Education in Video
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Collection of videos based on Medcom-Trainex's training program on the fundamentals of nursing assistance. On the Alexander Street platform.
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Nursing Education in Video
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Collection of videos focused on the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. All of the videos in the collection have been created with the guidance of the Medcom-Trainex advisory board, and are regularly reviewed for accuracy, currency, and compliance with US Federal regulations from agencies such as OSHA and CMS. On the Alexander Street platform.
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Océano Medicina y Salud
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Spanish-language biomedical reference database that covers journals, encyclopedias, dictionaries, anatomic atlases, consumer health, nursing protocols and illustrations of medicine, health and nursing. On the Océano platform.
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OMIM [Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man]
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Genetic database of human genes and genetic phenotypes. On the NCBI platform.
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Pharmacist's Letter
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Pharmacy full-text newsletter that provides information on new developments in drug therapy since 1997. On the Therapeutic Research Center platform.
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Prescriber's Letter
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Pharmacy full-text database providing recommendations for those that prescribe drugs. On the Therapeutic Research Center platform.
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PsycArticles (APA)
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Psychology indexing/full-text database that includes the American Psychology Association eJournals. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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PsychiatryOnline
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PsychiatryOnline is a web-based portal that features psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing, including journals, handbooks, textbooks, and the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
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Psycinfo (APA)
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Major psychology indexing database that covers journals, books, and dissertations back to the 1800s. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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PsycTests (APA)
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Psychology indexing/full-text database that includes the American Psychology Association tests and measures. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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Public Health Database
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With journals, news, trade publications, reports, dissertations and more, ProQuest Public Health covers a wide variety of disciplines ranging from social sciences and biological sciences to business. ProQuest Public Health specializes on delivering focused and relevant results for the public health field, covering key subjects including: nutrition and dietetics; physical fitness and hygiene; population studies; social services and welfare; statistics; biology - genetics; drug abuse and alcoholism; special education and rehabilitation; environmental studies; industrial health and safety; communicable diseases; allergology and immunology; nurses and nursing; and pediatrics.
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PubMed
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Medical indexing/full-text database that provides public access to MEDLINE (see separately) and full-text on PubMed Central and other publisher websites. On the NCBI platform.
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Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
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Biomedical website is a gateway to free online information, including expert guidelines, factsheets, websites, research reports, articles etc. On the HHS website.
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Sanford Guide Web Edition
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Database of recommendations for the treatment of infectious diseases.
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Science Citation Index
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Science indexing database covering journal articles and citation information back to 1900. Part of Web of Science on the Web of Knowledge platform.
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ScienceDirect Journals and Ebooks
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Multidisciplinary collection of library-licensed journals and ebooks from Elsevier and related publishers.
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STAT!Ref
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Collection of healthcare ebooks providing library-licensed medical texts and reference sources. Simultaneous user limit of 2 per title. On the TDS Health platform.
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Toxicology Abstracts (part of Environmental Science Index)
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The database covers issues from social poisons and substance abuse to natural toxins, from legislation and recommended standards to environmental issues.
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UpToDate
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Medical reference database that provides evidence-based articles authored by physicians. On the Wolters Kluwer Health platform. NOTE: For use by University of Wyoming students and faculty only.
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USP-NF
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Database of FDA-enforceable quality standards for drugs, dietary supplements, excipients, procedures for tests, assays, analytical methods, and more, published by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention. Requires creation of free personal login account using a University of Wyoming email account.
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Virtual Health Library (World Health Organization)
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Healthcare reference database that provides information sources, document access, directories, events calendars and virtual communities. On the BIREME platform.
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Web of Science (all databases on platform)
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Database platform from that combines citation and traditional indexing databases, covering the sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities.
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Web of Science (core collection)
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Multidisciplinary indexing database that combines journal citation index databases in arts & humanities, social sciences and sciences, as well as conference proceedings and book citation indexes. The Current Chemical Reactions and Index Chemicus databases are also included in the Core Collection. All component databases can be searched separately as well.
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Wiley Online Library
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Multidisciplinary collection of library-licensed journals and ebooks published by Wiley and associated publishers.