MEDICINE  Subject Guide

This guide lists selected print and electronic sources of information available to the students, faculty, and staff of Prince George’s Community College.

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Help with course assignments

Come to the Reference desk on the first floor of Prince George’s Community College Library or phone 301-322-0476.

Journal articles

Use these online databases and indexes to locate journal articles on your topic. These databases are best searched using keywords. Many articles in the databases are full-text. If you locate an abstract or citation only, check the Library’s Periodicals List to find if the Library has a copy of the journal.
    Expanded Academic ASAP
    ProQuest Nursing Journals

e-journals:

• British Medical Journal 

• Free Medical Journals Site 

• JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 

Definitions

        Print Sources:

• Dictionary of Medicine Reference R 121 D53 1998

• Health Care Terms Reference RA 423 .S55 1996

• Medical Terms and Abbreviations Reference R123 .M396 1998

• PDR Medical Dictionary Reference R 121 .P37 1995

• Spanish-English  English-Spanish Medical Dictionary Reference R 121 .M488 2005

        On-line:

• MedLinePlus: Medical Dictionary
   
• On-Line Medical Dictionary 

Background Information

Consult encyclopedias to get an overview of a topic.

        Print Sources:

• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine Reference RC 41 .G35 1999

• Magill's Medical Guide Reference RC 41 .M34 2005

• Textbook of Medicine Reference RC 46 .C423 1996

• World of Health Reference R 130.5 .W67 2000
  On-line:
  

• MEDLINE Plus: Medical Encyclopedia 

Quick Facts

        Print Sources:

• Handbook of Diseases Ready Reference RC 55 H265 2000

• The Oxford Companion to Medicine Reference R121 .O88 1986
  Online:

• Merck Manual Medical Library

Books and Videos

Search by keywords, subject, title or author in the Online Catalog.

Tip: Browse the shelves in the area R to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available.

Statistics

        Print Sources:

• Global Health Statistics Reference RA 407 .M87 1996

• Statistical Record of Health and Medicine Reference RA 407.3 S732 1998

• World Health Databook Refeerence RA 441 .W67 2006

        On-line:

• Global Health Facts

• National Center for Disease Statistics Data Warehouse

• World Health Statistics

Associations and Organizations

• American Medical Association 

• MedChi: The Maryland State Medical Society 

Directories of Web Sites

Consult the Library Web Site Subject Sources WWW: Medicine

Additional web sites:

• Combined Health Information Database 

• Hardin MD: The Medical Information Hub 
   
• History of Medicine
   
• Mayo Clinic
   
• MedLinePlus

• Neurosciences on the Internet 

• RxList: The Internet Drug Index 

Style Guides

        Print Sources:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83
  
   Online:
•  Consult the Library Web Site Ready Reference WWW: Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources

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