AccessMedicine
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AccessMedicine provides access to many medical and clinical titles, including the following:
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Child Well-Being, 2008
This biennial report is compiled by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. "The Forum alternates publishing a detailed report, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, with a summary version that highlights selected indicators. The Forum published America's Children in Brief in 2008; it will publish the more detailed report in 2009. The America's Children series provides an accessible compendium of indicators drawn from the most reliable official statistics across topics; it is designed to complement other more specialized, technical, or comprehensive reports produced by various Forum agencies." America's Children reports are available back to 1997.
California Research Bureau Reports
"The California Research Bureau (CRB) provides nonpartisan research services to the Governor and his staff, to both houses of the legislature, and to other state elected officials. These services include preparation of reports and memoranda on current policy issues, which might cover topics such as the history of the issue, experiences and proposals in other states, case studies and examples, data analysis, and development of legislative proposals." The CRB reports that are publicly available can be searched and viewed here.
California Statistical Abstract
"A compilation of data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the State. The volume is a cooperative effort of various government agencies, coordinated and issued annually by the California Department of Finance, Economic Research Unit." Versions from 2000 to present are online.
CDC Wonder
CDC Wonder provides access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and about 40 text-based and numeric databases. Numeric information includes census data, mortality data, and natality data as well as surveillance information.
Commonwealth Fund Publications
The Commonwealth Fund is a philanthropic foundation charged with enhancing the common good. The Fund's current programs are to improve health care services, better the health of minority Americans, advance the well-being of elderly people, and develop the capacities of children and young people.
County and City Data Book: 2007 edition
Data from the Census Bureau on states, counties, cities of more than 25,000 or more inhabitants, and places with 2,500 or more inhabitants.
CPT and HCPCS Medical Codes
"This database contains a complete listing of CPT codes (Current Procedural Terminology) and HCPCS codes (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System). This database is fully searchable by code, description, type or category."
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
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CRCnetBASE
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Hundreds of searchable full text books on various topics: Toxicology, the Environment, Food, Nutrition, Statistics, Public Administration, Business, Forensic Science, and many more. Each netBASE may be searched individually or in any combination.
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Current Protocols Manuals via CP Online
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Access available to several items in this series, including Current Protocols in Human Genetics, Current Protocols in Toxicology, Current Protocols in Bioinformatics, and more. CP is searchable across the series, or in any selected volumes.
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the United States
Includes Table of Contents, some full text tables, and free Excel macros for generating distribution graphs and benchmark graphs.
Delta Omega Classics
"Delta Omega classics are important texts, which have been deemed public health classics …. They are generally out of print, or not widely available in libraries." Titles include:
ebrary
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A database of nearly 40,000 complete e-books covering most subject areas including: business and economics, environmental sciences, law, public health, medicine, microbiology, sociology, engineering, and more. Requires download of ebrary Reader.
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Exposure Factors Handbook (1997), U.S. EPA (PDF)
"The Exposure Factors Handbook provides a summary of the available statistical data on various factors used in assessing human exposure. This Handbook is addressed to those who need to obtain data on standard factors needed to calculate human exposure to toxic chemicals. These factors include: drinking water consumption, soil ingestion, inhalation rates, dermal factors including skin area and soil adherence factors, consumption of fruits and vegetables, fish, meats, dairy products, homegrown foods, breast milk intake, human activity factors, consumer product use, and residential characteristics."
Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins (The "Bad Bug Book." 1992; updated periodically)
"This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Some technical terms have been linked to the National Library of Medicine's Entrez glossary. Recent articles from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports have been added to selected chapters to update the handbook with information on later outbreaks or incidents of foodborne disease. At the end of selected chapters on pathogenic microorganisms, hypertext links are included to relevant Entrez abstracts and GenBank genetic loci."
General Accounting Office Reports
The GAO "is the investigative arm of Congress. GAO examines the use of public funds, evaluates federal programs and activities, and provides analyses, options, recommendations, and other assistance to help the Congress make effective oversight, policy, and funding decisions." Their reports cover a broad range of topics, including Agriculture and Food, Environmental Protection, Health, and Social Services. Reports are searchable by report number, date, subject words, title, etc.
Grey Literature Report
Quarterly publication alerting readers to new grey public health and health policy literature publications as they are acquired by the New York Academy of Medicine Library.
Health, United States
"Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics. The report consists of two main sections: A chartbook containing text and figures that illustrates major trends in the health of Americans; and a trend tables section that contains detailed data tables. The two main components are supplemented by an executive summary, a highlights section, an extensive appendix and reference section, and an index." Prior editions back to 1975 are also available online.
HIV InSite Knowledge Base
The HIV InSite Knowledge Base is a comprehensive "hypertextbook" of HIV disease consisting of over 100 chapters. The complete online edition is available, including figures, tables, and references.
ICD9/ICD9CM Online
This is a free searchable and browsable 2006 ICD-9-CM database.
icd9coding.com
Access to 2006 ICD-9-CM volumes 1,2 and 3, Tables of neoplasms and drugs/chemicals, and DRG classifications with ICD-9-CM assignments.
International Classification of Diseases (NCHS)
Has the latest information on International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-CM). ICD is the classification used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates. ICD-CM is used to code and classify morbidity data from the inpatient and outpatient records, physician offices, and most NCHS surveys. Some of the ICD and ICD-CM codes are available on the site.
Knovel Library
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This database contains nearly 2,000 titles, several with interactive tables and other "productivity tools." Topics covered include chemistry, materials properties, mechanical engineering, food science, toxicology, and more. Selected titles include Casarett and Doull's Toxicology; Environmental Contaminant Reference Databook; Food Chemical Risk Analysis; Indoor Air Quality Handbook; Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Patty's Toxicology; Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens.
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Medical History of British India: Disease Prevention and Public Health
This web site allows you to browse or search through almost 50 Disease and Public Health reports from the National Library of Scotland's India Papers collection. These reports deal with efforts around diseases such as cholera, plague, malaria, and leprosy, among others, and date from 1868-1920.
Mental Health, United States, 2004
The state of mental health services in the United States. Mental Health, United States, 2004 includes 22 chapters organized into five sections: Quality Improvement; Measures to Improve Quality; Mental Health Care in Primary Care Settings; Population Assessments; and National Service Statistics. From SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center.
Merck Index Online
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The Merck Index is an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. The over 11,000 monographs for single substances and related groups of compounds cover the following: chemical, generic, and brand names; CAS registry numbers; physical data and literature references; structures and stereochemistry; toxicity information; and therapeutic uses. The section on organic name reactions can be browsed or searched by keyword. Name reaction descriptions are detailed and include literature references. The Merck Index database is also structure-searchable with installation of a free ChemDraw plug-in from CambridgeSoft.
Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3rd ed.
An "interdisciplinary textbook that reflects the optimal approach to geriatric care", this text is primarily for clinicians, but also for others involved in geriatric care, including patients and their families.
National Academies Press Books
The NAP publishes reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. Over 3,000 NAP books are available in full text online. Subject categories include agriculture, environmental issues, food and nutrition, and medicine/public health. Recent titles include:
National Environmental Publications Internet Site: NEPIS (U.S. EPA)
Over 11,000 U.S. EPA publications are available for searching, viewing, and printing. Searchable by title, publication number, and more.
National Intelligence Council (CIA) publications
The NIC is a "center for U.S. Government mid-term and long-term strategic thinking." Their reports "focus on new and emerging national security issues and transnational threats as described in Global Trends 2015: A Dialogue About the Future With Nongovernment Experts (December 2000)." Topics include HIV/AIDS, global humanitarian emergencies, global migration, infectious diseases, and environmental problems.
National Toxicology Program Annual Report on Carcinogens
This annual report "identifies and discusses agents, substances, mixtures, or exposure circumstances that may pose a carcinogenic hazard to human health." The report lists substances as either "Known to be Human Carcinogens" or "Reasonably Anticipated to be Human Carcinogens."
Nutrition Care Manual
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This manual from the American Dietetic Association provides information on nutritional interventions and nutritional therapy for various disease conditions, client education materials, sample meal plans for specific disease conditions. Includes cultural food practices of different ethnic groups, recommended dietary intakes, and information on various dietary regimens.
OMIM, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
OMIM is a database of human genes and genetic disorders.
Pharmaceutical Substances
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A complete reference guide to 2300 active pharmaceutical ingredients. The description of each compound includes: Chemical structure, graphical representation of synthetic route including intermediates, nomenclature, ATC codes, medical applications/Therapeutic category, toxicological data, patent number, commercial information, and bibliographic information including CASSI codes.
The Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (October 2000)
From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, in cooperation with the North American Association for the Study of Obesity.
Progress of Nations 2000 (UNICEF)
Information and statistics on international children's health.
RAND Documents
Full-text Rand monograph/reports, papers, and classics available via HTML or PDF. Subjects covered include child policy, environment and energy, health, and social welfare.
Safari Online: O'Reilly computer manuals
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Includes over 300 titles — all computer manuals published by O'Reilly from 2002 to 2005, plus newly released titles as they are added. Includes books on HTML, Web development, Perl, Unix, as well as bioinformatics, business, and human-computer interaction.
Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
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Sax's contains data on toxicologicy, flammability, reactivity, explosive potential, and regularity information for about 26,000 substances.
SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2002 (2005)
"The SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program) Cancer Statistics Review, a report of the most recent cancer incidence, mortality, and survival statistics, is published annually by the Cancer Statistics Branch of the National Cancer Institute." Data and statistical software are also available.
SpringerLink
This collection includes most of the Springer ebooks published from 2005 to 2009. The available subject collections include behavioral science, biomedicine and life sciences, earth and environmental science, humanities, social science, and law, and medicine among others. Each book chapter is available as a PDF file without digital rights management (DRM): these files can be downloaded, printed, and even transferred to a PDA or Kindle. Springer also offers library users the chance to order (for a small fee) a softcover of many of the Springer books through Springer's My Copy print-on-demand service. SpringerLink offers books in many subject collections, including Biomedical and Life Sciences, Earth and Environmental Science, and Medicine.
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98
The State and Metropolitan Area Data Book is a local area supplement to Statistical Abstract of the United States. Data is broken down by state and metropolitan area. Data includes but is not limited to population figures; vital statistics; Social Security, Food Stamp, and School Lunch Programs; medicare and medicaid. The full publications is available as a pdf file.
State of World Population report (UN Population Fund)
This annual report offers detailed information and statistics on world population issues. Each year's report focuses on a different theme. Previous years' reports are also available online.
State of the World's Children (UNICEF)
"Each year, UNICEF's flagship publication, The State of the World's Children, closely examines a key issue affecting children. The report includes supporting data and statistics and is available in French and Spanish language versions." Previous years' reports are also available online.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
1878 to present versions are available online.
STAT!Ref
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Search the full text of over 40 medical texts, including:
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STATSnetBASE
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From CRC Press, STATSnetBASE is a full text collection of electronic books on statistical analysis, methods, theory, and more. The list is searchable and browsable by subject.
Surgeons General's Reports on the Web (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Full text (PDF) of all Surgeon General's Reports from 1964 to present. This site also includes relevant articles, bibliographies, proceedings, and photographs.
Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth, 2003 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
This is the eighth edition of this report. More than 80 indicators of well-being are examined in the five broad areas: Population, family, and neighborhood; Economic security; Health conditions and health care; Social development and behavioral health; and Education and achievement. Earlier editions are also available.
USA Counties 1998
USA Counties provides data for the United States, 50 states and the District of Columbia, and counties. Some of the general topics covered include age, crime, earnings, education, health, housing, income, population, poverty, and vital statistics.
University of California Press eScholarship Editions
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"Over 1,200 online editions are available here through a partnership with the University of California Press and the California Digital Library's eScholarship program. Nearly 400 of the titles are available to the general public; the rest are for UC faculty, staff, and students only." The list can be searched and is browsable by subject, author, or title.
WHO Report on Global Surveillance of Epidemic-prone Infectious diseases (2000)
"This report focuses on the analysis and interpretation of data collected by WHO on the surveillance of infectious epidemic diseases, the strengths and weaknesses of the data, and how the data can be used and interpreted. There are several aspects of this report that are worth noting. First, time series data for approximately half a century are reported for many of these diseases. Such data allow recent changes to be interpreted in a long-term perspective. Second, this volume uses a multiple disease approach, and examines not only the surveillance of nine different diseases, but also contrasts and compares their global surveillance systems." The report discusses Yellow fever, Plague, Cholera, Meningococcal disease, Dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever, Influenza, African trypanosomiasis, HIV/AIDS, and Leishmaniasis and leishmania/HIV co-infection.
The Women's Health Data Book: A Profile of Women's Health in the United States, 3rd Edition (December 2001)
This book, published by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, "offers the latest data and trends on the wide range of health issues that affect women across their life spans, including chronic conditions, reproductive health, mental health, violence, health behaviors, and access to and quality of health services received by women. Information is included on disparities in health status and access to care among subgroups of women, highlighting the populations of women who are at greatest risk."
World Bank e-Library
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World Bank e-Library is "an online, fully cross-searchable portal of over 1,200 World Bank titles, plus each new book as it is published."
World Factbook
Maps and information on the geography, people, economy, etc. of every country in the world. Published annually by the CIA.
The World Health Report
"The World Health Report is WHO's leading publication. Each year the report combines an expert assessment of global health, including statistics relating to all countries, with a focus on a specific subject. The main purpose of the report is to provide countries, donor agencies, international organizations and others with the information they need to help them make policy and funding decisions." Previous year's WHRs are also available online.
The World's Youth 2006 Data Sheet
This report, published by the Population Reference Bureau, provides worldwide regional and national data on population, education, and health, with a special focus on sexual and reproductive health.
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