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Access Medicine

Online reference resource that includes Harrison's Online, Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, other core medical texts, Lange clinical review library, USMLE review, drug information, patient education, images and many more resources. Search across all resources or specific titles.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

A division of the Dept. Of Health and Human Services, AHRQ’s mission is to improve the quality and safety of healthcare for all Americans. This website is a valuable resource for evidence reports and other resources on patient safety and quality measures.

Books@OVID

A collection of 20 medical reference books including The 5-Minute Clinical Consult and The ICU book and others.

FASTATS

The National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a source for statistics on topics of importance to public health.

HSTAT (Health Services/Technology Assessment Text)

A free, Web-based resource of full text documents that support healthcare decision-making.

JAMAevidence

JAMAevidence helps decision makers identify the best available evidence by providing guides to the systematic consideration of the validity, importance, and applicability of claims about the assessment of health problems and the outcomes of health care.

MD Consult

A Web portal offering full text content including over 60 medical reference books, Clinics of North America, numerous journals, practice guidelines, drug information and more.

MedlinePlus

This is a consumer health website and is where you should point patients/families seeking health information on the Internet. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.

National Guideline Clearinghouse

The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

PsychiatryOnline

PsychiatryOnline is a powerful web-based portal that features the DSM-IV-TR, and cornerstone textbooks and journals from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., as well as guidelines and medical news.

Red Book Online

Red Book^® Online is the online home of the report of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases. Offering instant Web-based access, you will find the complete text of the Red book^®, the complete visual library of over 2,000 images, vaccine status information, infectious disease news, and much more.

Unbound Medicine

UpToDate

(ONLY accessible from UPHS and School of Medicine locations, NO remote access) UpToDate is a practical clinical reference designed to provide instant access to the information you need. It is comprised of thousands of original topic reviews written by a recognized faculty of experts who each address a specific clinical issue and provide detailed recommendations.