Primary Clinical Medicine Search Engines & Portals

Citation Matcher (PubMed)
A tool which fills in the missing pieces for complete journal article citations. Handy for compiling bibliographies or when citing articles ...   [more]
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Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education
The Center for Continuing Education has been committed to sharing a wealth of knowledge with physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals across the country and all over the world for more than...   [more]
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National Guideline Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. ...   [more]
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uCentral / Unbound central / Unbound Medicine
Also Known as: Unbound Central
Unbound Medicine is a portal to medical information including Medline, journal table of contents, e-book content (Clinical Evidence, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Johns Hopkins ABX Guide). It is a...   [more]
Supplemental URLs
    Unbound MEDLINE
    Clinical Evidence 2e
    Johns Hopkins ABX Guide

Important Clinical Medicine Search Engines & Portals

AHRQ WebM&M: Morbidity & Mortality Rounds of the Web
Web-based patient safety resource and peer reviewed jounal discussing cases of medical errors and patent safety problems. Site includes a users' forum and links to other resources and interesting fa...   [more]
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American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
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Aspergillus Website
This site offers a wide range of information about the fungus Aspergillus and the diseases it causes. It is designed to provide information for clinicians, scientists, patients and their relatives....   [more]
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Bandolier
Electronic version of the independent journal on evidence based health care, initiated by Oxford scientists....   [more]
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The BRFSS, the world's largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States....   [more]
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Botanical Dermatology Database
"The Botanical Dermatology Database is primarily a resource for dermatologists. However, because of its position at the interface between botany, phytochemistry and medicine it is visited by scientist...   [more]
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Center for Evidence-based Practice
UPHS' Center for evidence-based Practice purpose is to provide throughout the health system, recomendations based on scientific methodology, on clinical practices and policies....   [more]
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Supplemental URLs
    Research, Statistics, Data and Systems
    Medicare Learning Network (MLN)

CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
Listing of clinical trials being conducted internationally. Listings include: a description of the disease or condition under study, patient eligibility criteria, trial features, and contact informat...   [more]
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CODEX Alimentarius (World Health Organization)
The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme....   [more]
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Environmental Health & Toxicology Portal
Portal to information and data services organized by the National Library of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP)....   [more]
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Grants.gov
Central listing of available awards from all 26 federal agencies that support research and other programs. This site allows users to find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Feder...   [more]
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Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - University of Iowa
A list of image resources on the web. Copyright restrictions may vary....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Medical Pictures/Disease Pictures

Healthcare Administration Project
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HHS Data Council Gateway to Data and Statistics
A "web-based tool that brings together key health and human services data and statistics. It is designed to complement other government resources such as FirstGov and FedStats. The Gateway covers fede...   [more]
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Human Mortality Database
The Human Mortality Database (HMD) was created to provide detailed mortality and population data to researchers, students, journalists, policy analysts, and others interested in the history of human l...   [more]
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Kaiser Family Foundation
A non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. Topics covered range from health insurance coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, state health policy to ...   [more]
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Martindale's Virtual Medical Center
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MedHist: The guide to history of medicine resources on the Internet
Also Known as: WWW Virtual Library , Wellcome Library
The Wellcome Library's link list on all aspects of the history of health and the development of medical knowledge....   [more]
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MedicalStudent.com
A broad array of digital medical information which includes textbooks. The links and information are beneficial to both medical students and professionals....   [more]
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Medicine and Molecular Biology Databases
Collection of databases on molecular biology and medical topics. Catagories include genomics, proteomics, ethics, oncology and more. ...   [more]
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MedMark: Medical Bookmarks
Well-organized site with medical resources organized by specialties. Also, points to other excellent resources....   [more]
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Medscape
A premier medical site rich in content, broad in appeal and high in quality. Free access, but one-time registration is required....   [more]
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Principal federal health statistics gatherer with links to other databases and health-related data points....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Data Warehouse
    Surveys and Data Collection Systems

National Women's Health Information Center
Also Known as: 4woman.gov
This website was reated to provide FREE, reliable health information for women everywhere, and includes Special Sections on topic areas like heart disease, disabilities and pregnancy....   [more]
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Patient Safety Authority
The Patient Safety Authority is an independent state agency established under Act 13 of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error ("MCARE") Act. It is charged with taking steps to re...   [more]
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PennBrain
Portal to neuroscience research and education on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. ...   [more]
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Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Supplemental URLs
    Bureau of Health Statistics and Research

PSNet Patient Safety Network
As a one-stop portal of resources for improving patient safety and preventing medical errors, PSNet is the first comprehensive effort to help health care providers, administrators, and consumers learn...   [more]
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Public Health Information & Data Tutorial
A new tool developed collaboratively by University of Michigan Public Health Library and the National Library of Medicine to help the public health workforce locate and use health information....   [more]
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Rand Corporation - Health and Health Care
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. Seve...   [more]
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Resources on African Health and Diseases
Comprehensive web index and reference source on Africa and diseases, health organizations active in Africa, African national health ministries and hospitals in Africa, jobs and grants information rele...   [more]
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SafetyLit
On-line resource for recent research about injury prevention...   [more]
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Sage KE Archive Site
Also Known as: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment , Science SAGE KE
- from Highwire Press - American Association for the Advancement of Science
From October 2001 to June 2006, Science's SAGE KE provided news, reviews, commentaries, disease case studies, databases, and other resources pertaining to aging-related research. Although SAGE KE has ...   [more]
Holdings: 2001-2006
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Science Signaling
Also Known as: Science's STKE, Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment , Science STKE
- from Highwire Press - American Association for the Advancement of Science
Continues Science STKE...   [more]
Holdings: 2008-

Sloan-Kettering's Information Resource about Herbs, Botanicals, and Other Products
"This site provides objective information for oncologists and healthcare professionals, including a clinical summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions, and p...   [more]
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State Data Center Program - U.S. Census Bureau
Access individual State Data Centers which provide census and demographic data....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Pennsylvania State Data Center

Supplement Watch
SupplementWatch, Inc. is a corporation consisting of a small group of scientists, physiologists, nutritionists and other health professionals dedicated to educating people about the pros and cons of ...   [more]
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TrialsCentral
On-line resource for clinical trials...   [more]
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USDA Nutritient Database for Standard Reference
USDA database for nutritional analysis. ...   [more]
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Virtual Hospital - University of Iowa
A digial library of health information for healthcare providers and patients....   [more]
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