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Web Resources for Research in the Health Sciences:

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General Medical

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  ::  American Medical Association. -- Gives basic information on continuing education opportunities, medical updates, selected full-text of medical journals such as JAMA, Archives of Pediatrics. etc.
  ::  Integrated Medical Curriculum Homepage -- The first integrated medical curriculum that links together the study of anatomy, physiology, histology, pharmacology, immunology and medical ethics via the Internet. The IMC features a collection of medical education titles online, with the added benefit of internal integration offering links to related concepts between titles. 
  ::  Medicine Net -- A great site that provides access to a medical dictionary, descriptive information regarding selected drugs and illnesses, medical updates, and the opportunity to chat with experts in the field.
  ::  Medscape -- A resource for health professionals and interested consumers, features the Web's largest collection of free full-text, peer-reviewed articles, medical news, MEDLINE, and interactive quizzes. Updated daily!
  ::  Netwellness -- Provides a non-profit consumer health web site that provides high quality information created and evaluated by medical and health professional faculty at the: University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University.  Dedicated  to improving the health of Ohioans and people worldwide through information that is scientifically sound, high quality, and unbiased.
  ::  OncoLink -- A wealth of cancer related information much of it full-text journal articles. Also highlights other cancer-related sites.
Research Databases
 
Dental Hygiene

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  ::  ADHA Online -- The website of the American Dental Hygienist's Association.  Includes legislative updates, medical news releases, conference information, and job listings.
  ::  American Dental Association -- The "premier source of oral health information" including government and advocacy, education and careers, meetings and events, and publications JADA and Today's News.
  ::  Ohio Dental Association -- Contains general dental information for consumers and news, announcements, and conference updates for dental professionals.
  ::  Ms. Flossy's Dental Hygiene News -- Information on dental hygiene schools, newsgroups, chat rooms, and even a joke section.
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Paramedic & Emergency Medical Technician

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  ::  JEMS.com - Provides a variety of resources for EMS personnel to help them do their jobs better and safer. Also offers full text of the Journal of Emergency Medical Services and news in the EMT field.
  ::  National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians -- links to national, noncommercial Emergency Services related organizations or agencies. An exception is made for commercial information resources such as MERGInet, ERRI, trade journals, etc.
  ::  NCEMI: National Center for Emergency Informatics. -- Internet sites including online EMT related reference books and daily samples of recent articles in the field.
Research Databases
Medical Laboratory & Radiologic (X-ray) Technology

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  ::  The American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) -- promotes the public health and safety by the appropriate application of pathology and laboratory medicine and to serve as the national resource to enhance the quality of pathology and laboratory medicine.  Includes news, conference updates, continuing educations opportunities.
  ::  American Society of Radiologic Technologists -- Contains association information and professional development links as well as a list of websites with links relative to accreditation, credentialing, MRI, radiation therapy, student organizations, etc. 
  ::  Hardin Library MetaList -- Located at the University of Iowa this site provides very comprehensive "List of Lists" for Pathology and Medicine.
  ::  Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists -- Coverage of RT legislation, conferences, and continuing education opportunities and also links to other radiologic websites.
  ::  Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Internet Resources -- offers a collection of links to web sites which might be of interest to pathologists, technologists, and students.
Research Databases

 

Nursing

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  ::  American Nurses' Association -- news, conference updates, credentialing information, and articles from Nursing World and Nursing Insider.
  ::  NMAP --  The United Kingdom's guide to quality Internet resources in Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied health Professions. A search engine approach as opposed to a list of resources.
  ::  The Student Nurse's Guide to the Internet -- Links to research tools, employment information, organization webpages, publications/journals, state boards of nursing websites, poison control centers, and online reference tools.
  ::  Nursing Center -- Gives practicing nurses, researchers, and educators direct access to powerful educational opportunities and information. Some of the information includes CE articles in full text with immediate test results and certificates; 20 nursing journals with table of contents and abstracts; and databases of certification, licensure, and nursing organizations.
Research Databases
 
Occupational Therapy

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  ::  American Occupational Therapy Association --  nationally recognized professional association of approximately 35,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students of occupational therapy.

  ::  St. Loye's Occupational Therapy & Disability Web Site Links -- Links to occupational therapy sites (many disability related).
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Physical Therapy

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  ::  American Physical Therapy Association -- Contains information on APTA as an organization, continuing education information, access to articles from Physical Therapy, PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy, and PT Bulletin.
  ::  MedWeb: Physical Therapy Links -- Emory University produced website with links to website that relate to PT, OT, Nursing, orthopedics, massage, etc.
Research Databases
 
Respiratory Therapy

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  ::  Respiratory Care Links -- American Association for Respiratory Care site which includes links to organizations or resources, not to individuals' pages and/or respiratory care departments.  
  ::  The R.A.L.E. Repository -- Contains audio files of lung sounds. (Real Audio required.)
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