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DENTISTRY

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
The site includes an excellent list of links to Web sites, as well as dental-related mailing lists and news groups, a useful list of sites for parents, and a list of other health organizations, associations, and government agencies.

Dental-Related Internet Resources.
This site provides links to over 400 dental-related INTERNET resources. It is compiled by the New York University College of Dentistry, the third oldest and largest private dental school in the United States.

University of Pittsburg - New Dentistry Guide
This is list of Internet Links in Dentistry. There are links to consumer information, dental organizations, reference books, dental education sites and databases.

 

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PHARMACY

RX List
The Internet Drug Index. Detailed list of drug and uses.

PharmWeb
An information database and directory of pharmacy information resources produced at the University of Manchester, U.K.

Virtual Library Pharmacy
Includes a pharmacy chat site, pharmacy world wide web sites, international pharmacy school sites, pharmacy organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and links to drug stores.

 

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VETERINARY MEDICINE

NetVet
Many of the Internet resources related to Veterinary Medicine are listed here.

The Virtual Veterinary Centre
Comprehensive Education resources in Vet Medicine.

The Free Information Network for the Veterinary Professional
Comprehensive site with many resources for the Veterinary professional.

VetCentric.com: online resource for Veterinary Medicine
VetCentric.com features original, high-quality content and practical advice.

 

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MEDICAL RESOURCES

Centre for Disease Control
Creates policy for public health and contains a wealth of information in this area.

Martindale's Health Sciences Guide
Comprehensive education resources in Medicine.

Medscape
Site for physicians with information regarding clinical management, practice guidelines and physicians discussion.

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
17th edition is available free online.

BioMedNet
BioMedNet is the website for biological and medical researchers.

FREIDA online
Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database with graduate medical information on fellowships, residency, licensure etc.

 

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INTERNET GUIDES AND DIRECTORIES - MEDICINE

Hardin Meta Directory
Database of websites by category and size of site. Also lists Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web.

OMNI
Primarily a gateway to Internet resources in medicne, biomedicine and related topics.

MedWeb
MedWeb is a catalog of biomedical and health related sites maintained by Emory University.


The Texas Medical Association Internet Gateway to Health Resource Links
Designed to help you locate appropriate and authoritative health information for educational use only.

 

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MEDICAL JOURNALS


BMJ
British Medical Journal - free full-text online.

Free Medical Journals
The Free Medical Journals Site is dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical journals over the Internet.

Pubmed Central
PubMed Central is a digital archive of life sciences journal literature managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Registration free.

 

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HEALTH STATISTICS

WHO Statistical Information System
Health and health-related statistical information from the WHO Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy.

 

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CLINICAL TRIALS

CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
A site designed to be a resource both for patients interested in participating in clinical trials and for research professionals.

Clinicaltrials.gov
Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to provide patients, family members and members of the public. Current information about clinical research studies.

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in FDA-Regulated Clinical Trials
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is a standard for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials.

Trials Central
TrialsCentral provides free, confidential access to a listing of clinical trials. It is a resource for anyone seeking up-to-date information to support informed, evidence-based decision making.

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MEDICAL STUDENTS RESOURCES

Association of American Medical Colleges Resources for Medical Students
Gives all the information needed to students interested in attending medical school.

American Medical Students Association
AMSA is committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training and is committed to improving medical training and the nation's health.

Medical Education Resources
Best medical sites especially selected for medical, premedical students and postdocs.

Bristol Biomedical Images Archive
The site contains more than 20,000 images for teaching and educational purposes and a search engine for retrieval of images on specific topics or conditions.

Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
An extensive collection of still images, image sets and multimedia files related to public health.

The Visible Human Project
A complete anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the male and female human bodies. Acquisition of transverse CT, MR, and cryosection images of representative male and female cadavers.

 

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ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

National Institutes of Health IBIDS Database
A database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health
The site is dedicated to exploring and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professional on alternative healing practices.

Alternative Medicine Healthcare Information Resources
Offers access to general and specific resources on the WWW on Alternative Medicine, and an online dictionary for consulting terms in alternative therapies.

 

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EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE

National Guidelines Clearinghouse

National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC) a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Cochrane Abstract Database
Cochrane Reviews make the results of research assessing the effects of health care more easily available to those who want to make better decisions.

Evidence-Based Medicine Resource Center
Contains references, bibliographies, tutorials, glossaries, and on-line databases to guide those embarking on teaching and practicing evidence-based medicine.

 

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