The
Cochrane Library - evidence-based medicine database of peer-reviewed
meta-analyses of published clinical trials. (User name and password NOT
needed -- just click on the enter button; access based on IP address.)
How many Cochrane reviews are needed to cover existing evidence on the effects of health care interventions?
(Editorial)
ACP Journal Club. 2003
Jul-Aug;139:A11.
American
Academy of Pediatrics Red Book Online - The report of the AAP's
Committee on Infectious Diseases provides information on the
manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of some
200 childhood infectious diseases, with over 1300 images.
Medline
Search Assistant - For help with literature searches in WebSPIRS
Medline.
The following are good sources of background information:
Scientific
American Medicine - online version covers the 15 subspecialties of
internal medicine and includes excellent graphics and illustrations
(IP based subscription, click on sign in button to access)
eMedicine
- Consists of 62 specialty texts with over 7,000 disease-specific
topics. Each topic is peer-reviewed by four MDs and a Pharm D. The
content is created and maintained by approximately 8,000 contributing
physicians.
Micromedex
- provides a wide range of databases tailored to meet the needs of
healthcare professionals, including information related to drugs,
acute care, toxicology, and patient education.
Harrison's
Online - includes the full text of Harrison's Principles of
Internal Medicine (IP subscription, click on subscriber login button
to access)
